Wheel Stop Installation Across Portland Metro
Cojo installs wheel stops on commercial parking lots across the seven-county Portland metro - Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Yamhill, Columbia, Marion, and Clark (Vancouver, WA cross-river). Every install follows ADA 502.7 setback and clearance rules, the City of Portland Title 33 stall-dimension standards, and Portland Fire Code Section 503 for fire-apparatus access. Whether the property needs 12 stops at a strip retail or 600 stops at a corporate campus, we layout, drill, pin, and stripe to spec.
This guide covers Portland metro neighborhoods served, local code rules, common project types, and Cojo's standard install scope.
What Portland Metro Neighborhoods Does Cojo Serve?
Cojo's wheel-stop install crew works across:
- Northwest Portland: industrial sanctuary, Swan Island, Willbridge, Pearl District retail.
- North Portland: Rivergate, St. Johns, Kenton, Kaiser hospital district.
- Southeast Portland: Gateway, Lents, Holgate, Powell freight corridor.
- Hillsboro: Sunset Corridor tech campuses, Tanasbourne retail, Hillsboro Industrial District.
- Beaverton: Cedar Hills, Murray Hill, Beaverton Town Center, Tualatin Hills.
- Tualatin / Wilsonville: I-5 / 205 freight corridor, Tualatin Industrial Park.
- Tigard: Tigard Triangle, Bull Mountain, Pacific Highway corridor.
- Gresham: Northeast metro freight, Springwater Industrial.
- Clackamas / Milwaukie / Oregon City: Clackamas Town Center, Clackamas Industrial Area, McLoughlin Boulevard corridor.
- Vancouver, WA (cross-river): Bagley Downs, Riverside Industrial, Vancouver Mall area.
The Cojo crew installed 320 wheel stops at a Hillsboro corporate campus in February 2026. The campus mix was 280 standard passenger and 40 SUV stalls. We pinned 6-foot rubber stops on 30-inch setback, with stenciled stall numbers and ADA-compliant accessible stall layouts at the four building entrances.
What Local Codes Apply to Portland Metro Wheel Stop Installs?
Three layers of code apply:
- ADA 502.7 - federal accessibility standard for wheel-stop placement and access-aisle clearance.
- City of Portland Title 33 (zoning) Section 33.266 - parking stall dimensions, accessibility ratios, and access-lane geometry.
- Portland Fire Code Section 503 - 26-foot fire-apparatus access lanes that wheel stops cannot encroach upon.
Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard, and other Washington County cities adopt similar codes through the Oregon Structural Specialty Code with local amendments. The Cojo crew measures fire-apparatus clearance on every Portland metro install before pinning stops.
What Does a Cojo Portland Wheel-Stop Install Include?
Standard scope:
- Site survey: stall count, layout verification, ADA stall ratio check (per IBC 1106).
- Substrate inspection: confirms asphalt or concrete is sound for pin-anchor install.
- Layout: chalk-line setback marks per stall (30 inches for passenger, 34 inches for SUV).
- Drill and pin: 18-inch holes, 5/8-inch galvanized pins, OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1053 silica-rule dust control.
- Verify: 4-foot pry-bar test on each stop to confirm pin engagement.
- Stripe: stop tops painted in OSHA safety yellow on fire-lane and pedestrian-path stops.
- Cleanup: drill spoils removed, work zone restriped or marked as needed.
For our how to install wheel stops breakdown of the procedure, see the dedicated install guide.
What Are Common Portland Metro Project Types?
| Project Type | Typical Stop Count | Typical Stop Spec |
|---|---|---|
| Strip retail re-stripe | 12 to 40 | 6-foot rubber |
| Big-box retail (Costco, Target) | 80 to 250 | 6-foot rubber or concrete |
| Corporate office campus | 100 to 500 | 6-foot rubber, ADA accessible spec |
| Medical office building | 30 to 100 | 6-foot rubber, ADA-heavy ratio |
| Distribution / fulfillment | 200 to 800 | 6-foot concrete, fleet-yard spec |
| HOA / multifamily | 50 to 300 | 6-foot rubber, residential spec |
| School / district fleet | 30 to 100 | 6-foot rubber, ADA student parking |
| Hospital / medical campus | 200 to 600 | 6-foot rubber, accessible-heavy ratio |
| Component | Industry Baseline Range |
|---|---|
| 6-foot rubber wheel stop (unit) | $55 to $130 |
| 6-foot concrete wheel stop (unit) | $30 to $80 |
| Layout / chalk line (per stall) | $8 to $20 |
| Drill and pin install (per stop, asphalt) | $35 to $75 |
| Drill and pin install (per stop, concrete) | $45 to $90 |
| Stencil / safety paint (per stop) | $15 to $35 |
| Total per-stop install (rubber, asphalt) | $115 to $260 |
| Total per-stop install (concrete, concrete substrate) | $90 to $205 |
Current Market Reality
Portland metro wheel-stop install pricing rose 8 to 15 percent in 2024 to 2025. Drivers: galvanized steel pin cost (up 12 to 18 percent), recycled rubber feedstock tightening, and prevailing-wage adjustments on city and county projects. Add 5 to 10 percent for night/weekend work in active retail or hospital zones.
How Long Does an Install Take?
A 2-person Cojo crew installs 25 to 40 wheel stops per work day on a typical Portland metro retail or office site. Larger fleet-yard or industrial sites with double-pin 8-foot stops drop to 12 to 18 stops per day. An 80-stop big-box retail re-stripe is a 2 to 3-day project, scheduled nights and weekends to avoid disrupting operations.
What Climate Considerations Apply?
Portland metro averages 36 to 40 inches of rain per year and freezes 6 to 12 nights per winter. Two effects on wheel-stop installs:
- Wet-season installs (October through April) require careful asphalt-substrate dryness verification before pin install. Wet pin holes can reduce pull-out strength by 20 to 30 percent.
- Mild freeze-thaw rarely cracks recycled-rubber stops but can crack older concrete stops at the pin holes. We replace, rather than repair, any stop with crack-radiating-from-pin-hole.
Installs schedule freely from May through September. October to April installs are scheduled around weather windows.
Schedule a Portland Metro Wheel Stop Install
Cojo installs wheel stops to ADA 502.7, Portland Title 33, and Portland Fire Code Section 503 on commercial properties across the seven-county Portland metro service area. Layout, supply, install, and stripe are all in-house. Contact Cojo for a wheel-stop install quote, or read our wheel stop guide for the full product overview.