Tigard Trail Crossings

Funded

Road crossing improvements on the Fanno Creek Trail through Tigard, including the Scholls Ferry Road grade crossing and Hall Boulevard RRFB beacons.

Agency: City of Tigard / ODOT / THPRD

Tigard has multiple active projects improving trail crossings of arterial roads on the Fanno Creek Trail corridor. The trail itself recently saw major construction completed in 2024–2025; the remaining work focuses on making road crossings safer and more accessible.

Why It Matters

The Fanno Creek Trail through Tigard is one of the most-used multi-use paths on the westside, but arterial road crossings without protection are the main barrier to continuous comfortable use. Each crossing improvement expands who can ride the trail safely.

Current Status

Two crossing projects are in active design or construction. The Scholls Ferry underpass flooding issue is being addressed with a new at-grade signal; the Hall Boulevard crossing gets RRFB beacons starting summer 2026.

Crossing Projects

Scholls Ferry Road — At-Grade Crossing

The problem: The existing Fanno Creek Trail underpass at Scholls Ferry Road floods periodically, forcing trail users onto the street without protection.

The solution: After a community engagement process, Tigard selected an at-grade, mid-block pedestrian signal located approximately 350 feet east of SW Springwood Drive. Key features:

  • Pedestrian-activated signal at street level (safer and flood-free vs. the underpass)
  • Sidewalks on both sides of Scholls Ferry widened to support two-way bike/pedestrian traffic
  • Trail approaches on both sides of the road reconstructed for full ADA accessibility

Hall Boulevard at Fanno Creek Trail — construction summer 2026

ODOT is installing a Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) at the Fanno Creek Trail crossing of SW Hall Boulevard (OR-141). A second RRFB with a new median island is being added at nearby SW Omara Street.

OR-99W / Downtown Tigard

The Fanno Creek Trail already passes under OR-99W via an underpass near downtown Tigard. A mural of native wildlife (by artist Jeremy Nichols) was added to the passage in 2019, and the passage is LED-lit. No additional crossing infrastructure is currently in the active project pipeline here, but connectivity from the trail to Main Street and the Tigard Transit Center remains a priority.

Recent Trail Completions (context)

Tigard completed four trail segments in 2024–2025 as part of the Fanno Creek Trail Connections Project:

  • Ash Ave to Hall Blvd — complete November 2024
  • Tigard Library to Milton Court (Fields Natural Area) — complete January 2025
  • 85th Ave to Ki-A-Kuts Bridge — complete March 2025

See the Fanno Creek Trail page for the full picture.

Get Involved

  • Tigard City Council and Transportation Advisory Committee handle trail and crossing investments
  • ODOT administers the Hall Blvd / Omara Street project — public comment during design phase has the most influence
  • See Get Involved for how to show up to planning processes
  • See Report Infrastructure Issues to report hazards on existing trail segments

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