Status: Planning and Design Location: Over Jackson Creek for the proposed Corvallis to Adair Village Path.
Over OR 99W and the railroad tracks to connect the Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center to the Cheldelin neighborhood.
Project Description: Benton County is working with ODOT to plan a network of shared use paths to connect communities on the north side of Corvallis for bike riding, walking and rolling. Schedule: Planning and Design 2025-2026 Last update: August 25, 2025
The Transportation Safety Action Plan (TSAP) is a project to make roads safer for everyone in Benton County. A volunteer Task Force, made up of community members with different transportation backgrounds, will help guide the process. Benton County and the City of Corvallis are working together—Corvallis will focus on city streets, while the county will handle roads in surrounding areas and those it maintains within city limits. This teamwork ensures a more effective and consistent approach to road safety. Please visit our TSAP website for all the details.
The County is working with ODOT on new bike and pedestrian path projects to better connect Corvallis and Albany. Explore the projects below to learn more. More information about the Corvallis-Albany project can also be found here.
NE Merloy Avenue to NW Rainwater Lane
Status: Planning and Design Location: NE Merloy Avenue to NW Rainwater Lane on Hwy 20. Project Description: Benton County is planning a shared use path for walking, biking, and rolling more safely between Corvallis and Albany. It will also help reduce greenhouse gas emission in the area by providing an alternate to driving between these communities. Schedule: Planning and Design 2025-2026 Last update: August 25, 2025
Project Description: Planning, design and construction of a rural multi-use path in the North Albany area. The majority of design has been completed and property appraisals and right-of-way acquisition are underway. Surveying of the route has begun in conjunction with the project.
Impacts: The North Albany area will be better connected with the institution of this path, and it will provide more thorough and safe travel across a large swath of the area for pedestrians and cyclists.
Status: In Progress Location: Dodge Island Road, near the intersection of Norton/Old River Road, bridging across the Dodge Island Slough. Project Description: Replacement of 4-span timber bridge built in 1963 that provides access to rural residents and resource land. Design is currently in progress. Impacts: Access to and from the latter half of Dodge Island Road will be effected during construction. Contractor:Consor (engineering and design) Schedule: Environmental and design studies are planned for 2024 and construction is anticipated for 2025. Last update: October 20, 2023
Status: In Progress Location: Hayden Road covered bridge, just off of the intersection of Alsea Highway. Project Description: Replacement of 4-span timber covered bridge built in 1918. Current bridge requires a weight limit that prohibits full access of the area and structurally deficient. The bridge will remain as a pedestrian bridge alongside the new bridge. Design and planning are in progress. Impacts: Access to and from Hayden Road will be affected through construction. Schedule: Primary design will continue through 2024 with construction anticipated to start in 2025. Last update: November 30, 2023
Status: In Progress Location: SW West Hills Road from SW 53rd Street to Western Boulevard. Project Description: Exploration of different methods of major improvement to the section of roadway in partnership with the City of Corvallis. This project is still in the developmental and conceptional phase. Impacts: SW West Hills Road is improved for the safety of all methods of travel and ownership is eventually transferred to the City of Corvallis. Additional Information: The projects team have conducted several public surveys and neighborhood presentations on this project.
See our project flyer or use the links below for more information.
Status: In Progress (see project dashboards below for more information) Location: Hwy 20 in Corvallis, west of the Hewlett Packard campus.
Project Description: Construction of a modern Benton County Courthouse and District Attorney’s Office that meets the needs of the state court. An Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is also being constructed at the same site.
Benton Area Transit staff are exploring transit options to provide public transportation to the new courthouse. The new transit solution will be announced prior to the grand opening of the courthouse in spring 2027.
Schedule:
Feb. – April 2025: Crews worked to prepare the site, including:
Soil treatment under the planned roads and parking lots.
Prep for start of work on building foundations.
Relocating power cables for old clubhouse on site.
May 9, 2025: Official groundbreaking
(L to R): Sheriff Jef Van Arsdall, Commissioner Gabe Shepherd, Commissioner and Chair Nancy Wyse, District Attorney Ryan Joslin, former Commissioner Xan Augerot and State Representative Sarah Finger McDonald.
