Brookman Road closes Feb. 2-16
Traffic is rerouted as the City of Sherwood, Clean Water Services conduct sanitary sewer work
This article has been updated from its original version.
SHERWOOD, Ore. — Some Sherwoodian commuters will need to take a detour for two weeks.
A portion of Southwest Brookman Road at Southwest Oberst Road will be closed from February 2-16. It is near the new Holt Homes development in south Sherwood.
"A full, two-week road closure at Southwest Brookman Road and Southwest Oberst Road is necessary due to the size of the excavation area needed to install the sewer around other underground utilities," said Julie Cortez, communications manager and public information officer with Clean Water Services.
This is part of the Brookman Sanitary Sewer Project by Clean Water Services, intended to bring necessary sewer infrastructure to Sherwood as it expands, including the high school and Sherwood West annexation areas.
"Sherwood High School has been using a temporary pump station to pump sewage into an existing line. The Brookman Sanitary Sewer Project will provide the high school with a permanent gravity sewer connection," Cortez said. "The line will also be available as future properties in the area are brought into the City of Sherwood for development, and to private residences currently in city limits that are not connected to a sewer line."
Properties in Sherwood West will not be able to connect to the sewer line until comprehensive planning is complete and the properties are brought into the city, subject to an annexation agreement and compliance with other utility master plans, according to city officials. Comprehensive planning is expected to take a minimum of two to three more years to complete, city officials said.
Property owners on septic tanks who want to connect to the new sewer need to be within the Urban Growth Boundary, and need to annex into the Clean Water Services boundary to receive service.
Phase two of the project’s construction is slated for March through December of this year, and is expected to cost $9 million. The funds come from Clean Water Services and the City of Sherwood, supplemented by the city’s System Development Charges.
"While Clean Water Services is not a decision-maker about a community’s growth, we are required to plan ahead for expected infrastructure needs to keep costs reasonable and protect public health and the environment," Cortez said.
Six open houses and a couple of coffee huddles with community members were held from 2019 through 2025, and community input was taken into consideration according to Cortez.
