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Operations and Maintenance

            FY 2014-15 Highlights                               •  Minor Betterment Program: This program funded the
                                                                    following small-scale road improvements in FY 2014-

            •  Right-of-Way Permits: More than 1,200 permits        15. Construction on these projects will be completed
               were issued to homeowners, contractors, and utilities   in FY 2015-16:
               allowing them to work in County right-of-way.           »  Pedestrian path on Rock Road (Rock Court to
                                                                        Cornelius Pass Road)

                                                                       »  Pedestrian path on Scholls Ferry Road (east of
                                                                        Northvale Way to Laurelwood Road)

                                                                       »  Pedestrian path on Verboort Road (east of
                                                                        Visitation Road to Porter Road)

                                                                       »  Pedestrian path on Walker Road (180th to

                                                                        183rd avenues)



                                                                •  URMD* Safety Improvements: Projects funded in
                                                                    FY 2014-15:

                                                                       »  Pedestrian path on 209th Avenue (Blanton Road
                                                                        to Portland & Western Railroad crossing)
            * Decrease due to administrative changes
                                                                       »  Pedestrian/bike path on Kinnaman Road
                   »  Certain utilities operate under a new             (Farmington to 185th Avenue)

                   programmatic permit process, which reduces the
                   number of utility permits issued and provides a     »  Pedestrian path on Cornell Road (97th to
                   much simpler process for the customer.               102nd avenues)
                   »  Inspection of accesses related to facility       »  Pedestrian path on Thompson Road (Evergreen

                   permits was transferred to the Engineering and       Road to 143rd Avenue)
                   Construction Services Division, which reduces       »  Pedestrian improvement on 119th Avenue at
                   the number of access permits issued through          Lovejoy Street
                   Operations and Maintenance.
                                                                       »  Pedestrian path on 178th Avenue (Tualatin Valley
            •  Transportation Permits: More than 13,222                 Highway to Johnson Street).  URMD contributed
               transportation permits were issued to freight carriers   funding to Gain Share-funded project.
               with loads exceeding state or local road limits – up 2
               percent over FY 2013-14.
                                                                * The Urban Road Maintenance District is a
                                                                County service district approved by voters living in
                                                                urban unincorporated areas to fund maintenance
                                                                of neighborhood streets and small-scale safety
                                                                improvements on County roads within the district.




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