May 6th Meeting About River Pathway Construction Project

You're invited to join us on Wednesday May 6th at 4pm for our Neighborhood Association Board meeting with guests Kyra Haggart from Parks & Rec and her boss Jeff Munro (who is the new Head of Parks & Rec).

We’ll meet at the Picnic Shelter in George Rogers off Furnace Street and start our discussion promptly at 4pm for Kyra to share an update and answer questions. 

We’re all glad about this new riverfront path. 

This meeting is to understand the construction process, timeline and how traffic flow will be proactively managed to avoid a pedestrian or cyclist tragedy and our neighborhood streets becoming the overflow parking lot for construction employees and vehicles along with park visitors who cannot find parking. 

We can do a walk about down to the river after Kyra’s update. She said she’d stay to answer Furnace Street neighbors specific questions about their properties. 

LO Traffic Engineering Lead Will Farley was invited and responded:

"It’s too soon to know what I have on that day, but I’ll mark my calendar and keep it in mind. Thanks, Will Farley, P.E.

Assistant City Engineer – Development Review & Permitting

Public Works – Engineering 503-635-0274"

Here's an update from the City on the project

This project will fill a critical gap in the Willamette River Greenway Trail through Lake Oswego and will complete the connection between three of Lake Oswego’s riverfront parks: Foothills Park, Roehr Park, and George Rogers Park. With this missing gap filled, Lake Oswego will complete a continuous 2.25-mile stretch of regional multi-use pathway along the Willamette River. In addition to providing recreational opportunities, completion of this pathway will offer safe walking and biking connections to downtown from neighborhoods south of George Rogers Park and Oswego Creek.

Schedule

The estimated completion and opening date for this project is Fall 2026.

The following schedule is an estimate only and is subject to change.

• Design and Land Use Review: Summer-Fall 2025

• Construction Documents and Bidding: Winter 2025-Spring 2026

• Construction: Spring-Fall 2026

Funding

• Estimated Project Cost: $1,750,000

• Funding Source(s): Metro Local Share (submittal in progress), Parks General Fund, System Development Charges (SDCs), Mt. Hood Territory Strategic Investment Program grant

More information and maps here on the City's website