Ice Age Drive Improvements

OR 97062

Project Stats

Project ID: 723ST
Project Type: Capital Improvement

Project Location

OR 97062

Staff Contact

Jason Waters, P.E.
City Engineer

(503) 925-2304

watersj@sherwoodoregon.gov

Ice Age Drive Improvements

Status Updates
Under Construction

This project involves the creation of a new east-west connection between SW Oregon Street and SW 124th Avenue in Sherwood to facilitate development within the Tonquin Employment Area (TEA). Historically referred to as Blake Street, and now called Ice Age Drive, the collector roadway and utilities built with the roadway will provide access for industrial development within the TEA. The roadway alignment will tie in with the roadway segment in conjunction with the Willamette Water Supply development at the intersection of SW 124th Avenue / Ice Age Drive (Blake Street), on the east end of the project limits. The west terminus along SW Oregon Street will align with an existing private driveway to 21389 SW Oregon Street, north of Allied Systems, as determined by an Access Management Plan led by the City in 2021.

The Tonquin Employment Area Plan (2010) identified the Tonquin Employment Area (TEA) as an approximately 300-acre area added to the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) by Metro Council 2004. The designated Industrial Area is expected to help fulfill the City’s, and regions, employment needs. As of 2022, there are three major developments in various stages of design and construction within TEA. All three of these parcels have frontage and access along SW Oregon Street, SW Tualatin-Sherwood Road or SW 124th Avenue.

The creation of Ice Age Drive is necessary to improve access and facilitate development of the central parcels within TEA. Historically, much of the undeveloped land with TEA has been used for agricultural purposes, with SW Dalhke Lane serving as the only existing access to the central undeveloped areas within the TEA.

In January of 2023, the City announced that it was awarded $3 million in federal funding to assist with the construction of Ice Age Drive.