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The Portland City Council on Wednesday authorized competitive solicitation, via a 鈥淏est Value鈥� Request for Proposals (RFP), for construction of street improvements as part of the Broadway Corridor redevelopment project.

This first phase of the project will include the extensions of Northwest Johnson and Kearney streets through the former U.S. Postal Service site as well as traffic signal improvements at the intersection of Northwest Ninth Avenue and Lovejoy Street. The improvements will support future development of new office space, housing, retail space, and park space. This work will be led by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT).

The council also approved an intergovernmental agreement with Multnomah County for coordination during construction because the new street grid will connect to the Broadway Bridge.

The 14-acre USPS site, owned by the city of Portland, is the focus of the larger Broadway Corridor redevelopment effort led by Prosper Portland. David Evans and Associates is the lead design consultant, and Mayer/Reed is the landscape architect.

Bryan Poole, capital project manager with PBOT, said during Wednesday鈥檚 meeting that the RFP is related to phase one infrastructure that will open much of the site for development.

PBOT estimates that it will issue the 鈥淏est Value鈥� RFP in late April or May for the construction contract that will allow the city to evaluate not only contractors鈥� proposed cost but also other important aspects. These include the project team, expertise and experience working on similar projects, the proposed schedule, and coordination with other planned projects and developments.

The project team expects ground to be broken in late summer and work to continue through 2026.

The construction cost for this phase is expected to be between $15 million and $18 million. The project is primarily funded by a Local Improvement District that was created in 2020 as well as system development charges.

The extension of Northwest Johnson Street from Ninth Avenue to Station Way will involve construction of a street; installation of sanitary sewer, stormwater sewer, water main and communications duct bank; construction of a raised two-way bikeway; construction of new ADA crossings of both Ninth Avenue and Station Way; construction of sidewalks on both sides of the street; installation of street lighting; installation of signage and striping; and plantings of street trees and landscaping.

The extension of Northwest Kearney Street from Ninth Avenue to Station Way will involve construction of a street; construction of new ADA crossings of both Ninth Avenue and Station Way; installation of sanitary sewer, stormwater sewer, water main and communications duct bank; construction of sidewalks on both sides of the street; installation of street lighting; installation of signage and striping; and plantings of street trees.

鈥淲hen fully built out, (Johnson Street) is intended to become a retail main street for the district, while also serving as neighborhood greenway route that connects Union Station to the Pearl District, Slabtown and other parts of Northwest Portland,鈥� Poole said.

Kearney Street will serve as the local access street.

鈥淥nce (phase one is) complete, the Portland Housing Bureau, if we can coordinate correctly, plans to begin construction of an affordable housing development on the corner of Northwest Johnson and Northwest Ninth Avenue immediately after,鈥� Poole said.

The extension of Northwest Park Avenue is scheduled to take place in phase two 鈥� likely in 2028, according to the project鈥檚 timeline.