Benton County, Oregon

Welcome to Benton County Public Works

For questions, concerns, or service requests, please call Benton County Public Works at 541-766-6821.

Current Road Conditions – Updated 5/21/2012 9:00 a.m.

Closed County Roads:
Harris Road at Steel Span Bridge on Tum Tum End of Road - Bridge out
Decker Road - 15 ton weight limit - all oversize loads must detour
Detour is 13th or 19th Street in Philomath - Chapel Drive - Bellfountain Road - Llewellyn Road - Hwy 99W

Landslides on Public Roads:
Logsdon Road at MP 0.32 one lane road

Current RFP's

Construction of the Monroe Library Serving the 1-J School District
Benton County invites bids for the construction of the Monroe Library Serving the 1-J School District, Project B-99-01-12, located at 380 North Fifth Street in Monroe, Oregon 97456. The proposed work generally consists of furnishing all labor, equipment, materials, and supervision for the construction of an approximately 7,550 square-foot library facility, per Contract Documents.

Open: May 01, 2012 8:00 AM - Close: May 31, 2012 2:00 PM

Bid Document

Specifications

Plans Part 1

Plans Part 2

Electrical Plans

Project Development

Proposed SW 53^rd Street and West Hills Road Intersection Improvements Benton County Public Works is investigating the feasibility of a roundabout at the intersection of SW West Hills Road and SW 53rd Street.
Westhills Sunset to Western Improvement Project Handout
53rd St Railroad Crossing Handout

Corvallis To Albany Multi-Use Path Benton County, the City of Corvallis, and the City of Albany have jointly proposed a multi-use path project which would extend the existing multi-use path between Corvallis and Albany.

Resources and Publications

Lifeline Routes (TSP Fig 3-13) (PDF)
Gravel Road Stabilization Study (PDF)
Snow and Ice Removal Policy and Map (PDF)
2007-2009 Work Plan
2007-2008 Annual Report (PDF)

From the Archives

Reservoir Realignment Handout
Westhills 53rd to Sunset Project Handout
Maintaining Benton County's Roads and Bridges (PDF), a 2002 message from the Roads Advisory Committee
The Benton County Transportation System Plan (TSP) was adopted July 2001 by Ordinance 2001-0173

For more past news and publications, see the publication archive

Upcoming Meetings

The Environmental Issues Advisory Committee meets the 1st Thursday of each month, 12:00–1:30 pm, in the Avery Facility Large Conference Room and schedules at least one community forum per year.

The Bicycle Advisory Committee meets the 2nd Thursday of January, March, May, July, September and November, 7–9 p.m. in the Avery Facility Large Conference Room and schedules at least one community forum per year.

The Road Advisory Committee meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 7 pm, in the Avery Facility Large Conference Room and schedules at least one community forum per year.

The Special Transportation Advisory Committee invites you to attend their meetings, which are held on the third Tuesday of each month. The meetings are scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. and are held in the Main Meeting Room of the Corvallis/Benton County Public Library located at 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis, OR. Welcome to Benton County Public Works