Project Information
- The County's project website, where you'll find the full draft plan and all appendices
- Fact Sheet (PDF, 2.1 MB)
- Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, .5 MB)
Stations
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What is the Roads Capital Improvement Plan (RCIP)?
Every few years, Multnomah County updates a plan of roads to improve over the next 20 years. This plan:
Helps the County know how much money (capital) is needed for roads and how to get the most from it.
Lays out which road improvements to make, and in what order.
Why update it now?
For the first time in more than a decade, the County is digging in deep to understand its roads. That’s crucial because:
Many more people live here now than 10 or 20 years ago, and more get around without a car.
Landslides and floods from extreme weather affect County roads more often, especially in rural areas.
With better tools than ever before for collecting data, we can make a truly in-depth plan.
What information goes into the plan?
Along with your input last year, the County is gathering two types of information to help shape the plan:
What's on or near a road
- Lanes (how many and how wide)
- Shoulder type and width
- Pavement condition
- Posted speed limits
- Inventory (traffic signals and signs; crosswalks; sidewalks and ramps; driveways; bus stops; striping; storm pipes and culverts; guardrails; bike facilities; on-street parking)
What happens on or near a road
- Average daily traffic
- Collisions and crashes
- Landslide risk
- Lifeline routes
- Description of who lives and works nearby
- Function (such as arterial, collector or local road)
Priorities
Last year we asked, “What’s most important to consider in planning and building County roads?”
Most priorities received greater than 60 percent support in terms of combined Most Important/Important measures (shaded blue below). “Prevent collisions” received nearly unanimous support, with “Make it safer to walk and bike” a close runner-up.
More Information
- Frequently Asked Questions (pdf, 544 kb)
Scoring Methodology: Weighting of Criteria
This is the weighting scenario the County chose. It closely resembles the balanced scenario from the previous open house.
Scoring
Scroll through the list below to view scoring and estimated costs for potential projects. Since the County lacks funds to perform all this work, we need to prioritize funds where they are needed most.
Project Locations
Click and drag to explore the map, click lines read about individual projects. Turn layers on and off and browse the list of projects by clicking the 
button in the upper left of the map window. You may need to turn off layers with large map objects to select other objects beneath.
Questions
Funding Decisions
Based on the draft cost estimates for all 132 projects in the plan, the cost to deliver all projects will be $1.38 billion (in 2019 dollars). Since the County lacks funds to perform all this work, we need to prioritize funds where they are needed most.
The prioritized list of projects reflects the order in which projects would be delivered if limitless resources existed and no emergencies or other mitigating factors occurred. However, the County must respond to issues and funding opportunities that arise. Examples include natural disasters, private development, cost sharing opportunities, grant availability, and public input and safety concerns.
Road Capital Improvement Program
The program component of the Capital Improvement Plan and Program represents the upcoming five years of funding and projects. The program is required to represent what the County has revenue to construct in the short term.
The program in the following table represents both internal and external funding sources for Fiscal Years 2020-2024. Due to the number of projects in process currently, there will only be one new project in this five-year program.
The County’s primary source of internal funds for road projects is the Road Fund, which comes from state and county gas tax, vehicle registration fees, and other statewide sources. The five-year program indicates the County has budgeted between $2 million and $2.5 million per year of road funds toward projects.
The County is always seeking additional fund sources to be able to deliver projects. Because of this, decisions about which projects to pursue is based on the ability to secure additional funds and garner support from partners.
The five-year program also shows the County’s Willamette River Bridge program, which has different internal and external fund sources.
Replacement Needs Until 2040
Culverts (in-stream, fish passage)
Based on the condition of asset, 137 pipe and 7 box culverts (50% of in-stream assets) will need to be replaced.
Total cost estimate by 2040: $140,958,391
Range of funds needed yearly: $5.1M - $11.6M
Culverts (non in-stream, drainage)
Based on the condition of asset, 545 culverts (50% of non in-stream assets) will need to be replaced.
Total cost estimate by 2040: $56,374,170
Range of funds needed yearly: $2.0M - $4.7M
Guardrails
Based on the condition of asset, 50% of all guardrails will need to be replaced.
Total cost estimate by 2040: $7,593,691
Range of funds needed yearly: $275K - $627K
Pavement
There are 104 miles of County roadways not included in the CIP. It is assumed that pavement rehabilitation projects will happen between 2025 and 2040.
Total cost estimate by 2040: $434,268,936
Range of funds needed yearly: $15.7M - $35.8M
Bridges
The County has 21 bridge structures, outside of the Willamette River. Those identified as needing replacement are based on their design life year, which is assumed to be 75 years after the original construction date.
Total cost estimate by 2040: $43,810,811
Range of funds needed yearly: $1.6M - $3.6M
Storm Drainage
For assets not associated with a capital project the County did not develop a lifespan estimate. Instead the County used 50% as the number of assets to be replaced.
Total cost estimate by 2040: $374,876,217
Range of funds needed yearly: $13.6M - $30.9M
Tra ffic Signals / Enhanced Crossings
The County has 46 traffic signals, rapid flashing beacons, and flashers. The rapid fl ashing beacons and fl ashers are less than 10 years old. They have not been inventoried or condition assessed, but are assumed to not need replacement as part of this cost estimating. It’s assumed that 50% of the assets would be replaced.
Total cost estimate by 2040: $15,288,618
Range of funds needed yearly: $554K - $1.3M
Funding Decisions
The County has to be responsive to issues and funding opportunities. Mitigating factors that have influenced which projects get built, and in what order, include:
- Natural Disasters - Damages as a result from landslides or wildfires will require an immediate response from the County.
- Development - As land is developed on or near County roads, the County is required to bring those roads into ADA compliance, for example, as part of the improvement process.
- Safety Concerns - The County takes into consideration multiple complaints from citizens concerning unsafe road conditions. When able, the County pursues low cost improvements to address issues.
- Grants - The County is always on the lookout for grants to help fund projects. Grants are generally dependent on the location of the project, such as providing access to Federal lands or being within the Urban Growth Boundary.
Stay Involved
- Visit the project website at multco.us/CIPP.
- Sign up for email updates below.
- Contact Jessica Berry at Multnomah County: road_cipp@multco.us.
Process Steps
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