Crews working with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will construct three curb ramps on SE Harrison Street between SE 76th and 75th Avenues. This week, crews painted street markings indicating the shape and placement of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant ramps on a route frequently used by pedestrians and cyclists accessing Mt. Tabor Park. This sidewalk corner reconstruction will complete accessible infrastructure work on this segment of SE Harrison Street started in 2023. However, paved sidewalks on this street are functionally non-existent west of SE 75th Avenue through the park.
The corner construction work will take place on two “T” intersections. For north-south traveling pedestrians on the west side of SE 76th Avenue, the newly reconstructed southwest corner ramp will align with the existing northwest extended sidewalk corner. This design encourages people wanting to cross SE 76th Avenue to use the high-visibility crosswalk that extends over the intersection’s northern crossing point. The southwest corner has an existing ramp but no longer complies with ADA standards.
The SE Harrison Street crossing at SE 75th Avenue will add a southeast corner curb ramp and a mid-block ramp on the northern edge of the “T” intersection, aligning with the corner reconstruction work. This project area will create an ADA-compliant crossing to help users of wheeled mobility devices access the more consistent sidewalk infrastructure on SE Harrison Court to the south.
This work is part of Portland’s commitment to its residents who need accessible use of city infrastructure. PBOT must reconstruct a set number of non-ADA-compliant sidewalk corners yearly to meet a 2018 Curb Ramp Consent Decree requirement. Road work like this project requires long stretches of good weather, and crews tend to fit them between other work. People should expect to see work begin in the warmer months of 2025. During construction, sidewalk detours will be necessary, and drivers should use caution as crews work along the street’s edge.
Update: This page was updated to fix a broken link to Consent Decree information.
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