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Tualatin council signals consensus to pursue jurisdictional transfer of Southwest 60th Avenue
Summary
At a July 14 work session, city staff described an offer from Clackamas County to transfer a roughly two‑thirds‑mile section of Southwest 60th Avenue to Tualatin in exchange for $750,000. Council members expressed consensus to direct staff to negotiate intergovernmental agreements, while staff cautioned that future maintenance costs are possible.
Tualatin — City staff told the City Council at a July 14 work session that Clackamas County has offered to transfer jurisdiction of a roughly two‑thirds‑mile segment of Southwest 60th Avenue to the City of Tualatin in exchange for $750,000 and that staff recommends negotiating the details of an intergovernmental agreement.
The offer covers the portion of the road between the Nyberg Creek bridge (not included in the transfer) and the ODOT Interstate 205 right‑of‑way (also excluded). Mike McCarthy, Tualatin’s city engineer, said the pavement condition index for the segment is about 83 out of 100 and that the corridor was paved roughly five years ago.
Councilors and staff said the transfer could simplify permitting and reduce duplicated review by two counties during design and construction of the planned 60th Avenue project. "They've offered us $750,000 towards the 60 Fifth Borland project…it's about 2 thirds of a mile…
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