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**Construction work involving lane closures will pause from noon on Wednesday, Nov. 25, to midnight on Sunday, Nov. 29, for the Thanksgiving Day weekend. Work may still take place off the roadway, so motorists are asked to drive cautiously in work areas.
As part of the Governor’s cost saving measures for the State of Oregon, Oregon Department of Transportation offices will close Friday, Nov. 27. Due to the office closure, the ODOT Region 1 Area Road Construction update for the week of Nov. 28 – Dec. 5 will be distributed on Monday, Nov. 30.**
Interstate 5 (Pacific Highway) Delta Park – Victory Boulevard to Lombard Street: A contractor is working on a project to widen I-5 between Victory Boulevard and Lombard Street. The 1.2-mile project includes adding a third lane to southbound I-5, constructing a new southbound entrance ramp bridge at Columbia Boulevard, widening bridges and adding shoulders to northbound I-5. Lane closures on I-5 will only take place during nighttime hours, generally between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.
The contactor is working on widening the northbound side of the freeway. During the week of Monday, Nov. 23, to Wednesday, Nov. 25, the contractor will perform daytime shoulder closures on I-5 and the northbound Victory Blvd off-ramp (exit 306B) between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The shoulder closures will allow the contractor to remove concrete barrier from the off-ramp and install temporary erosion control measures on the newly constructed slope. Please exercise caution and watch for trucks entering and exiting the work zone on the northbound Victory Blvd off-ramp (exit 306B).
Monday, November 23, the contractor will close the right lane of I-5 southbound in the project limits from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. for installation of new camera poles and moving concrete barrier.
The contractor opened the new Columbia Blvd. off-ramp (exit 306A). Motorists should be aware that the alignment of the new Columbia Blvd. off-ramp requires motorists to exit I-5 approximately a quarter-mile to the south of the old Columbia Blvd. off-ramp.
During daytime work hours there will be periodic lane closures on Schmeer Road, Columbia Blvd. and the Columbia Blvd. to I-5 southbound on-ramp. Watch for shoulder closures on the northbound I-5 Victory Blvd. off-ramp. Flaggers will be on site to direct motorists and bicyclists.
Please be aware that work zone speed limits are enforced by enhanced police traffic patrols in the area.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/I-5DeltaPark/index.shtml
Interstate 5 (Pacific Highway) Tualatin River to Willamette River: A contractor is working on a seven-mile paving project on I-5 between the Tualatin River and Willamette River in Wilsonville. Work includes widening the Nyberg Rd. off-ramp from I-5 south, adding auxiliary lanes on I-5 northbound from the Boone Bridge (Willamette River Bridge) to the Wilsonville Rd.
off-ramp and from I-205 southbound to I-5 southbound to the Elligsen Rd. off-ramp, and building a new sound wall along I-5 south in Tualatin. Lane closures and ramp closures take place primarily on weeknights from 7:30 p.m. to 6 a.m.
During the week of Monday, Nov. 23, through Wednesday, Nov. 25, temporary striping and minor excavation work will require daytime shoulder closures on I-5 in both directions between Tualatin and Wilsonville.
The contractor closed and is currently working in the right lane of the 2-lane ramp from I-205 to
I-5 southbound. Traffic has shifted to the east (left) on the I-205 off-ramp to I-5 southbound and on I-5 southbound between Nyberg Road and N. Wilsonville, resulting in narrow shoulders in this 2-mile stretch.
The closure will allow the contractor to begin constructing the new auxiliary lane, improve drainage, and construct a new sound wall. During the week, the contractor will perform survey, pipe work and saw cutting on the I-205 to I-5 southbound ramp behind a barrier. This right lane closure and the traffic shift will remain in effect 24 hours a day until the auxiliary lane is complete in August 2010.
During nighttime work hours, the contractor will install traffic loop detectors, set temporary barriers and install temporary striping. This work is weather dependent and requires lane closures on I-5 northbound from Wilsonville to Tualatin. The contractor will begin closing lanes at 7:30 p.m. each night. All lanes will be open by 6 a.m. the following morning.
During the week there will be intermittent on and off ramp closures at the I-205 to I-5 and Nyberg Interchanges. Monday night, Nov. 23, the Charbonneau on-ramp to I-5 northbound will close between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. for sign cantilever installation. Tuesday night, Nov. 24, the contractor will close the I-205 to I-5 southbound ramp for two hours between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. for striping. Motorists traveling to I-5 southbound from I-205 can take I-5 northbound to the Tualatin Sherwood off-ramp (exit 289) and enter I-5 southbound.
The speed limit on I-5 northbound and southbound is reduced to 55 MPH. This speed reduction is in effect 24 hours a day and will remain in place for the next couple months.
Please be alert to enhanced police traffic patrols by Oregon State Police in the I-5 Preservation work area.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/I5Pres3/index.shtml
Interstate 84 (Columbia River Highway) Troutdale Interchange: A contractor is working on a project in Troutdale that will add an additional turn lane for traffic headed east on South Frontage Road to 257th Drive/N.W. Graham Road (Interstate 84, exit 17). Most of the work is taking place on the north side of South Frontage Road and not impacting I-84.
The contractor work will perform cleanup activities during the week of Monday, Nov. 23, through Wednesday, Nov. 25. This work will require daytime shoulder closures and intermittent lane closures between 6 p.m. and 5 a.m. For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/troutdaleexit17/
Interstate 84 (Columbia River Highway) Hood River Bridge Repair: Last week a contractor completed a project to repair deteriorating concrete sections of the Hood River Bridge on I-84.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/I84_hrb/index.shtml
Interstate 84 (Columbia River Highway) – Columbia Gorge Bridge Projects:
Project summary: Replace and repair several bridges on Interstate 84 in the Columbia River Gorge.
* I-84 at Cascade Locks interchange (milepost 44): Eastbound traffic has shifted to a new alignment over U.S. 30 (Wa-Na-Pa Street). Expect daytime single-lane closures on I-84. Expect daytime alternating one-way traffic controlled by flaggers on the roadway connecting U.S. 30 to S.E. Frontage Road (beneath I-84). Watch for roadside crews and construction equipment and construction vehicles exiting and entering freeway travel lanes.
* I-84 over Herman Creek connector - Wyeth Road (milepost 47): All lanes are now open to traffic.
* I-84 at Moffett Creek: Expect single-lane closures eastbound around the clock. Watch for single-lane closures westbound, with the exception of Thanksgiving weekend (Thursday, Nov. 26 through Sunday, Nov. 29). Watch for roadside work crews and construction equipment entering and exiting the travel lanes of I-84. Please drive carefully through this active work zone.
* I-84 at the Dodson Interchange: Watch for construction vehicles entering and exiting the traffic lanes.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/ColumbiaGorge/
Interstate 205 George Abernethy (Willamette River) Bridge Preservation: A preservation project is under way on the Abernethy Bridge that crosses the Willamette River linking Oregon City and West Linn. Work includes replacing bridge joints and paving the bridge. Most work will take place during nighttime work hours from 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. Motorists can expect nighttime multiple lane closures and on- and off-ramp closures along the Abernethy Bridge.
During the week of Sunday night, Nov. 22, through Wednesday, Nov. 25, the contractor will work on replacing the southbound I-205 bridge joints, weather permitting. This work will require lane closures and shoulder closures on I-205 southbound Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. The contractor plans to close lanes in one direction at a time.
To prevent motorists from entering the work zone during the nighttime lane closures, the contractor will close the Oregon 43 West Linn/Lake Oswego (exit 8) or the Oregon 99E Oregon City/Gladstone (exit 9) on- and off-ramps. During the ramp closure, one ramp will remain open at all times. Detour signs will direct motorists during the ramp closures.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/I205_GABridge/index.shtml
Interstate 405 (Stadium Freeway) Fremont Bridge to Marquam Bridge: Work is under way on a project to repave Interstate 405 from the Fremont Bridge to the Marquam Bridge. Work includes repaving the ramps to and from I-405, relighting the freeway corridor and tunnels, and upgrading freeway signs. This work requires nighttime lane and ramp closures during the duration of the project.
The contractor will perform concrete repairs on I-405 northbound near Glisan Street. This work will require closing the center lane of I-405 northbound near Glisan Street. To prevent motorists from entering the work zone, the contractor will close the Burnside/Couch on-ramp to I-405 northbound. The work will take place Friday night, Nov. 20, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday morning, Nov. 21, and Saturday night, Nov. 21, from 7:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday morning, Nov. 22. This work is weather dependent and may be cancelled in the event of heavy rain.
Daytime work during the week of Monday, Nov. 23, through Wednesday, Nov. 25, includes electrical conduit installation, tunnel lighting modification and sign work. This work will require left and right shoulder closures in both directions on I-405 and the on- and off-ramps to I-405.
During nighttime hours, the contractor will work on signs and lighting on I-405 in both directions. This work will require multiple lane closures in both directions from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night Sunday night, Nov. 22, through Tuesday night, Nov. 24.
Sunday, Nov. 22, through Tuesday, Nov. 24 there will be 24-hour shoulder closures in the U.S.26 eastbound to I-405 northbound tunnel. The shoulder closures will allow the contractor to work on lighting.
Scheduled ramp closures:
The contractor will close the Everett Street off-ramp and the Burnside/Couch on-ramp on I-405 northbound nightly between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. for electrical work Sunday, Nov. 22, through Tuesday, Nov. 24.
The contractor will close the Glisan Street on-ramp to I-405 northbound and the Everett Street off-ramp from I-405 southbound nightly between 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 23, and Tuesday, Nov. 24 for light pole installation.
Please be alert to enhanced police traffic patrols in the I-405 Preservation work area.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/I405/
U.S. 26 (Sunset Highway) 185th Ave. to Glencoe Rd. Preservation Project: A contractor is working on a paving project on U.S. 26 (Sunset Highway) from 185th Avenue to Glencoe Road. In addition to paving both directions of the highway and the ramps, work includes adding cable barrier in the center median, repairing guardrail, upgrading highway signs, and striping. Work on the project will primarily take place at night.
The contractor plans to replace the signs on U.S. 26 attached to the Helvetia Road and 185th Avenue overpasses. The contractor will place a large crane in the travel lanes of U.S. 26 to install the new signs. This work will require closing one direction of U.S. 26 per night. The work will take place as follows and may be changed due to weather:
Friday, Nov. 20, from midnight to 6 a.m. Saturday morning, the contractor will install signs on the Helvetia Road overpass crossing U.S. 26 westbound. This will require closing U.S. 26 westbound at the Helvetia Road/N.W. Brookwood Parkway off-ramp (exit 61). The contractor will close one lane on U.S. 26 westbound at 8 p.m. and the second lane will close at midnight. Motorists traveling on U.S. 26 westbound will exit U.S. 26 at the Helvetia Road/N.W. Brookwood Parkway off-ramp (exit 61), cross Helvetia Road and re-enter U.S. 26 westbound at the Helvetia Road/N.W. Brookwood Parkway on-ramp to U.S. 26 westbound. Motorists should be aware of flaggers controlling traffic at the Helvetia Road on- and off-ramps.
Saturday, Nov. 21, from midnight to 6 a.m. Sunday morning, the contractor will install signs on the Helvetia Road overpass crossing U.S. 26 eastbound. This will require closing U.S. 26 eastbound at the Helvetia Road/N.W. Brookwood Parkway off-ramp (exit 61). Motorists traveling on U.S. 26 eastbound will exit U.S. 26 at the Helvetia Road/N.W. Brookwood Parkway off-ramp (exit 61), cross Helvetia Road and re-enter U.S. 26 eastbound at the Helvetia Road/N.W. Brookwood Parkway on-ramp to U.S. 26 eastbound. Motorists should be aware of flaggers controlling traffic at the Helvetia Road on- and off-ramps.
Sunday, Nov. 22, from midnight to 4:30 a.m. Monday morning, the contractor will install signs on the 185th Avenue overpass crossing U.S. 26 westbound. This will require closing U.S. 26 westbound at the 185th Avenue off-ramp (exit 64). Motorists traveling on U.S. 26 westbound will exit U.S. 26 at the 185th Avenue off-ramp (exit 64), cross 185th Avenue and re-enter U.S. 26 westbound at the 185th Avenue on-ramp to U.S. 26 westbound. Motorists should be aware of flaggers controlling traffic at the 185th Avenue on- and off-ramps.
Monday, Nov. 23, through Wednesday, Nov. 25, the contractor will perform general cleanup activities during the day. Night work will consist of striping, installing cable barrier and signs. Nighttime lane closures will take place from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Daytime work may require shoulder closures only.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/US26_Pres/index.shtml
U.S. 30: (Lower Columbia River Highway) Milepost 46.5 Slide Repair Project:
A contractor is working on a project to replace a failing retaining wall on U.S. 30 east of Rainer. Work will include removing the existing structures and replacing them with a soldier pile tie-back wall and rebuilding the short section of roadway above the new wall. During construction, U.S. 30 will be reduced to one lane with 24-hour flagging.
The week of Monday, Nov. 23, through Wednesday, Nov. 25, the contractor will pave the roadway and finish striping. Flaggers will control both directions of traffic during construction activities. Motorists should expect delays of up to 20 minutes when driving through the area. The project is scheduled to be completed in November 2009.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/US30slide/index.shtml
Oregon Highway 6 (Wilson River Highway) Slide Repair: Milepost 33.25. to 34.25: A contractor finished a project to build retaining walls on Highway 6 at the site of three landslides near the summit from milepost 33.25 to 34.25. The project included grinding, paving and striping in the project area.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/OR6_sliderepair/index.shtml
Oregon Highway 99E (MLK, Jr. Boulevard and Grand Ave.) Viaduct Replacement: Work is under way on a project to replace the Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Grand Avenue viaducts on Highway 99E. Lane closures on Highway 99E will only take place during nighttime hours. Daytime work hours are 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 23, to Wednesday, Nov. 25.
Traffic on the Highway 99E northbound viaduct has been shifted to a temporary structure. Northbound traffic is shifted to the west to allow the contractor to begin building the new northbound viaduct. Motorists are encouraged to slow down when traveling through the new alignment.
The contractor has closed access at Division Place to the on- and off-ramp to southbound Highway 99E. However, the on- and off-ramp to Highway 99E south will remain open during the closure via a detour to S.E. 4th Avenue. This detour will be in effect until further notice.
During the week, column and footing construction work will require the closure of Caruthers Street under the viaducts. Bikes and motor traffic will be detoured around the construction work during the Caruthers Street closure. Division Street will have intermittent single lane closures to allow material deliveries and construction work. Flaggers will control traffic during these closures. Division Place also will have intermittent lane closures for bridge work. Flaggers will control traffic during these closures.
The contractor has closed the ramp connecting westbound Division Street to northbound Highway 99E (Grand Avenue). This ramp is scheduled to be closed into 2010 to allow crews to remove the existing northbound viaduct and build a new structure.
During the ramp closure, motorists will be directed to take Division Street to northbound 7th Avenue to westbound Clay Street to northbound Highway 99E (Grand Avenue).
Please be alert to enhanced police traffic patrols in the project area.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/MLK/index.shtml
Oregon Highway 99W Sidewalk Improvement Project: 64th Avenue to Canterbury Lane: A contractor is working on a project to improve existing sidewalks and add new sidewalk to five locations on Highway 99W in Tigard between 64th Avenue and Canterbury Lane. Motorists should be aware of lane closures on Highway 99W during night work.
No work is planned for the week of Monday, Nov. 23, through Friday, Nov. 27.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/hwy99W/
Oregon Highway 213 (N.E. 82nd Avenue) N.E. Wasco to N.E. Jonesmore Safety Improvements: Work is under way on a safety improvement project along N.E. 82nd Avenue between N.E. Wasco and N.E. Jonesmore. The work includes building a 220-foot median
safety sculpture, improving crosswalks and bus stops and paving N.E. 82nd Ave. between N.E. Jonesmore and N.E. Wasco. Most work will take place during the day between 8 a.m.
and 3 p.m. Night work will take place between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.
During the week of Monday, Nov. 23, through Wednesday, Nov. 25, the contractor will pour concrete for the center median pedestal, weather permitting. The work will require daytime single lane closures on N.E. 82nd Ave. between N.E. Jonesmore and N.E. Wasco in both directions from 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. One lane will remain open in each direction during the work.
Please be alert to enhanced police patrols by the Portland Police Bureau in the project area.
Information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/82ndimprovements/index.shtml
Oregon Highway 213 (Cascade Highway South) I-205 to S. Conway Drive: A contractor is working on a project to repave Highway 213 (Cascade Highway South) from Interstate 205 to Conway Drive in Oregon City. The work includes roadway repairs, repaving, new signs, and updated signals.
During the week of Monday, Nov. 23, through Wednesday, Nov. 25, the contractor will perform general cleanup requiring intermittent lane closures from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Highway 213 between Beavercreek Road and Redland Road.
Motorists should be aware that police are doing enhanced traffic enforcement in the work zone.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/Hwy213_I205Conway/
Oregon Highway 217 Modernization Project: TV Highway to Sunset Highway: A contractor is working on a project to add a third through-lane to Highway 217 northbound between Oregon Highway 8 (Tualatin-Valley Highway) and U.S. 26 (Sunset Highway). This project also includes building retaining walls and improving drainage on the highway, lengthening the Wilshire St. overpass, and paving and striping the project area and the Highway 217/U.S. 26 interchange ramps. Lane closures on Highway 217 will only take place from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly.
Additionally, only one lane connects Highway 217 northbound to U.S. 26 eastbound. Motorists must use the right lane to travel to U.S. 26 eastbound. Motorists traveling in the center lane of Highway 217 northbound will not be able to access U.S. 26 eastbound. The center lane of Highway 217 northbound will now only continue north to Barnes Road and will not connect to U.S. 26 eastbound. These new lane configurations will be in place for the duration of the project.
The Wilshire Street overpass is being reconstructed. The week of Monday, Nov. 23, through Wednesday, Nov. 25, flaggers will be controlling both directions of traffic on the Wilshire St. overpass from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (until noon on Wednesday). Motorists may experience delays on Wilshire St. of up to 10 minutes. The sidewalk on the south side of the Wilshire Street overpass is closed. Pedestrians are detoured to the sidewalk on the north side of the overpass.
During the week, the contractor will work on constructing the retaining wall near the new Wilshire Street overpass and the Wilshire Street off-ramp and continuing to build the retaining wall on Highway 217 north of the Walker Rd. on-ramp. This work will take place behind a temporary barrier during daytime work hours from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The contractor will install electrical conduit for a light pole near the intersection of Park Way and Baltic Avenue. The electrical work will take place off the roadway.
Please be aware that work zone speed limits are enforced by enhanced police traffic patrols in the area. Fines will double in this construction zone.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/hwy217/
Oregon Highway 224 (Clackamas Highway) Eagle Creek to Estacada: A contractor has started construction on a beautification and preservation project on Highway 224, within the city limits of Estacada. The project improvements within the City of Estacada are from S.E. Second Avenue to S.E. Currin Street include converting the current striped median into a raised, planted median, reconfiguring existing highway shoulders and sidewalks to include a standard-width bike lane and landscape strips with trees and plants, and installing new streetlights and sidewalks.
A second phase of this project scheduled to begin next spring includes repaving the highway between Eagle Creek and the City of Estacada entrance.
During the week of Saturday, Nov. 21, through Wednesday, Nov. 25, the contractor will work on landscaping and electrical work. This work will require alternating lane closures Highway 224 in both directions in the project area during daytime and nighttime hours. Friday, Nov. 27, and Saturday, Nov. 28, the contractor will continue landscaping off the roadway.
Information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/OR224_EagleCreek_Estacada/
Urban ITS Variable Message Sign Corridor Project: A contractor is starting construction on an Urban ITS (Intelligent Transportation System) Corridor Project to install 10 variable message signs (VMS) along several roads in East Portland. These signs will alert drivers to incidents impacting roads in the area. The travel information will allow drivers to plan their routes and detour around areas experiencing traffic delays. The VMS will be installed at the following locations:
Northbound on 82nd Avenue near N.E. Killingsworth Street
Southbound on 82nd Avenue near N.E. Glisan Street
Northbound on 82nd Avenue near S.E. Powell Blvd.
Southbound on 82nd Avenue near S.E. Powell Blvd.
Westbound on N.E. Glisan Street about 500 feet east of 82nd Avenue
Westbound on S.E. Powell Blvd. near S.E. Milwaukie Avenue
Eastbound on S.E. Powell Blvd. near S.E. Foster Road
Eastbound on S.E. Powell Blvd. near 82nd Avenue
Westbound on S.E. Foster Road near 82nd Avenue
Westbound on N.E. Killingsworth Street near 82nd Avenue
No work is planned during the week of Monday, Nov. 23, through, Friday, Nov. 28. The contractor has completed installing the sign footings at half of the locations. The contractor plans to complete the sign footing work during the week of Nov. 30. Motorists should expect intermittent lane and sidewalk closures from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. when the contractor is present.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/its/
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Interstate 5 (Pacific Highway) Delta Park to Victory Boulevard to Lombard Street: A contractor is working on a project to widen I-5 between Victory Boulevard and Lombard Street. The 1.2-mile project includes adding a third lane to southbound I-5, constructing a new southbound entrance ramp bridge at Columbia Boulevard, widening bridges and adding shoulders to northbound I-5. Lane closures on I-5 will only take place during nighttime hours, generally between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m.
The contactor is working on widening the northbound side of the freeway. During the week of Monday, Nov. 16, to Friday, Nov. 20, the contractor will perform daytime shoulder closures on
I-5 and single lane closures on Columbia Blvd. between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The lane closures will allow the contractor to perform overhead work as they continue to widen the I-5 northbound overpass. Please exercise caution and watch for trucks entering and exiting the work zone on Columbia Blvd.
Last week the contractor opened the new Columbia Blvd. off-ramp (exit 306A). Motorists should be aware that the alignment of the new Columbia Blvd. off-ramp requires motorists to exit I-5 approximately a quarter-mile to the south of the old Columbia Blvd. off-ramp.
During daytime work hours there will be periodic lane closures on Schmeer Road, Columbia Blvd. and the Columbia Blvd. to I-5 southbound on-ramp. Watch for shoulder closures on the northbound I-5 Victory Blvd. off-ramp. Flaggers will be on site to direct motorists and bicyclists.
Please be aware that work zone speed limits are enforced by enhanced police traffic patrols in the area.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/I-5DeltaPark/index.shtml
Interstate 5 (Pacific Highway) Tualatin River to Willamette River: A contractor is working on a seven-mile paving project on I-5 between the Tualatin River and Willamette River in Wilsonville. Work includes widening the Nyberg Rd. off-ramp from I-5 south, adding auxiliary lanes on I-5 northbound from the Boone Bridge (Willamette River Bridge) to the Wilsonville Rd.
off-ramp and from I-205 southbound to I-5 southbound to the Elligsen Rd. off-ramp, and building a new sound wall along I-5 south in Tualatin. Lane closures and ramp closures take place primarily on weeknights from 7:30 p.m. to 6 a.m.
During the week of Sunday, Nov. 15, through Saturday, Nov. 21, temporary striping and minor excavation work will require daytime shoulder closures on I-5 in both directions between Tualatin and Wilsonville.
The contractor closed and is currently working in the right lane of the 2-lane ramp from I-205 to
I-5 southbound. Traffic has shifted to the east (left) on the I-205 off-ramp to I-5 southbound and on I-5 southbound between Nyberg Road and N. Wilsonville, resulting in narrow shoulders in this 2-mile stretch.
The closure will allow the contractor to begin constructing the new auxiliary lane, improve drainage, and construct a new sound wall. During the week, the contractor will perform survey and saw cutting on the I-205 to I-5 southbound ramp behind a barrier. This right lane closure and the traffic shift will remain in effect 24 hours a day until the auxiliary lane is complete in August 2010.
The speed limit on I-5 northbound and southbound is reduced to 55 MPH. This speed reduction is in effect 24 hours a day and will remain in place for the next couple months.
Please be alert to enhanced police traffic patrols by Oregon State Police in the I-5 Preservation work area.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/I5Pres3/index.shtml
Interstate 84 (Columbia River Highway) Troutdale Interchange: A contractor is working on a project in Troutdale that will add an additional turn lane for traffic headed east on South Frontage Road to 257th Drive/N.W. Graham Road (Interstate 84, exit 17). Most of the work is taking place on the north side of South Frontage Road and not impacting I-84.
The contractor will work on building shoulders and swales during the week of Sunday, Nov. 15, through Friday, Nov. 20. This work will require daytime shoulder closures. Sunday night, Nov. 15, the contractor is scheduled to finish striping. The striping work will require intermittent lane closures between 6 p.m. and 5 a.m.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/troutdaleexit17/
Interstate 84 (Columbia River Highway) Hood River Bridge Repair: Work is under way on a project to repair deteriorating concrete sections of the Hood River Bridge on I-84. The work will require shifting I-84 eastbound traffic into I-84 westbound travel lanes. The traffic shift gives the contractor full access to the I-84 eastbound bridge deck. The traffic shift will remain in place 24 hours a day until the project is complete at the end of November. During the traffic shift, one lane will remain open on I-84 in each direction. To prevent motorists from entering the work zone, the contractor will close the Second Street on-ramp to I-84 eastbound for 10 days in November.
During the week of Monday, Nov. 16, through Friday, Nov. 20, the contractor will work on striping I-84. The striping work will require intermittent lane closures and is weather permitting.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/I84_hrb/index.shtml
Interstate 84 (Columbia River Highway): Columbia Gorge Bridge Projects:
Project summary: Replace and repair several bridges on Interstate 84 in the Columbia River Gorge.
* I-84 at Cascade Locks interchange (milepost 44): Eastbound traffic has shifted to a new alignment over U.S. 30 (Wa-Na-Pa Street). Expect daytime single-lane closures on I-84. Expect daytime alternating one-way traffic controlled by flaggers on the roadway connecting U.S. 30 to S.E. Frontage Road (beneath I-84). Watch for roadside crews and construction equipment and construction vehicles exiting and entering freeway travel lanes.
* I-84 over Herman Creek connector - Wyeth Road (milepost 47): Expect single-lane closures in each direction.
* I-84 at Moffett Creek: Expect single-lane closures in each direction around the clock. Watch for roadside work crews and construction equipment entering and exiting the travel lanes of I-84. Please drive carefully through this active work zone.
* I-84 at the Dodson Interchange: Watch for construction vehicles entering and exiting the traffic lanes.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/ColumbiaGorge/
Interstate 205 George Abernethy (Willamette River) Bridge Preservation: A preservation project is under way on the Abernethy Bridge that crosses the Willamette River linking Oregon City and West Linn. Work includes replacing bridge joints and paving the bridge. Most work will take place during nighttime work hours from 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. Motorists can expect nighttime multiple lane closures and on- and off-ramp closures along the Abernethy Bridge.
During the week of Sunday night, Nov. 15, through Thursday night, Nov. 19, the contractor will work on replacing the southbound I-205 bridge joints, weather permitting. This work will require lane closures and shoulder closures on I-205 southbound nightly from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. The contractor plans to close lanes in one direction at a time.
To prevent motorists from entering the work zone during the nighttime lane closures, the contractor will close the Oregon 43 West Linn/Lake Oswego (exit 8) or the Oregon 99E Oregon City/Gladstone (exit 9) on- and off-ramps. During the ramp closure, one ramp will remain open at all times. Detour signs will direct motorists during the ramp closures.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/I205_GABridge/index.shtml
Interstate 405 (Stadium Freeway) Fremont Bridge to Marquam Bridge: Work is under way on a project to repave Interstate 405 from the Fremont Bridge to the Marquam Bridge. Work includes repaving the ramps to and from I-405, relighting the freeway corridor and tunnels, and upgrading freeway signs. This work requires nighttime lane and ramp closures during the duration of the project.
Daytime work during the week of Monday, Nov. 16, through Friday, Nov. 20, includes electrical conduit installation, tunnel lighting modification and sign work. This work will require left and right shoulder closures in both directions on I-405 and the on- and off-ramps to I-405.
During nighttime hours, the contractor will work on signs and lighting on I-405 in both directions. This work will require multiple lane closures in both directions from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night from Sunday night, Nov. 15, through Friday night, Nov. 20.
During the week, there will be 24-hour shoulder closures in the U.S.26 eastbound to I-405 northbound tunnel. The shoulder closures will allow the contractor to work on lighting.
Please be alert to enhanced police traffic patrols in the I-405 Preservation work area.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/I405/
U.S. 26 (Sunset Highway) 185th Ave. to Glencoe Rd. Preservation Project: A contractor is working on a paving project on U.S. 26 (Sunset Highway) from 185th Avenue to Glencoe Road. In addition to paving both directions of the highway and the ramps, work includes adding cable barrier in the center median, repairing guardrail, upgrading highway signs, and striping. Work on the project will primarily take place at night.
Monday, Nov. 16, through Friday, Nov. 20, the contractor will perform general cleanup activities during the day. Night work will consist of striping, installing cable barrier and signs. Nighttime lane closures will take place from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Daytime work may require shoulder closures only.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/US26_Pres/index.shtml
U.S. 30: (Lower Columbia River Highway) Milepost 46.5 Slide Repair Project:
A contractor is working on a project to replace a failing retaining wall on U.S. 30 east of Rainer. Work will include removing the existing structures and replacing them with a soldier pile tie-back wall and rebuilding the short section of roadway above the new wall. During construction, U.S. 30 will be reduced to one lane with 24-hour flagging.
The week of Monday, Nov. 16, through Friday, Nov. 20, the contractor will install new guardrail, barrier and finish striping. Flaggers will control both directions of traffic during construction activities. Motorists should expect delays of up to 20 minutes when driving through the area. The project is scheduled to be completed in November 2009.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/US30slide/index.shtml
Oregon Highway 6 (Wilson River Highway) Slide Repair: Milepost 33.25. to 34.25: A contractor is working on a project to build retaining walls on Highway 6 at the site of three landslides near the summit from milepost 33.25 to 34.25. Work will primarily take place on the north side of the highway. This project also includes grinding, paving and striping in the project area. Motorists may experience up to 20-minute delays on Highway 6 during work hours.
During the week of Monday, Nov. 16, through Friday, Nov. 20, the contractor will perform cleanup activities in the work area. This work will require intermittent daytime lane closures in both directions of Highway 6.
Flaggers will direct motorists during the lane closures. Daytime work hours are from 7 a.m. to
5 p.m. On Friday, Nov. 20, the contractor will finish work by 3 p.m. to accommodate traffic in the area.
Please pay extra attention to construction workers on the shoulders when driving through the work zone.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/OR6_sliderepair/index.shtml
Oregon Highway 99E (MLK, Jr. Boulevard and Grand Ave.) Viaduct Replacement: Work is under way on a project to replace the Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Grand Avenue viaducts on Highway 99E. Lane closures on Highway 99E will only take place during nighttime hours. Daytime work hours are 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 16, to Friday, Nov. 20.
Traffic on the Highway 99E northbound viaduct has been shifted to a temporary structure. Northbound traffic is shifted to the west to allow the contractor to begin building the new northbound viaduct. Motorists are encouraged to slow down when traveling through the new alignment.
The contractor has closed access at Division Place to the on- and off-ramp to southbound Highway 99E. However, the on- and off-ramp to Highway 99E south will remain open during the closure via a detour to S.E. 4th Avenue. This detour will be in effect until further notice.
During the week, column and footing construction work will require the closure of Caruthers Street under the viaducts. Bikes and motor traffic will be detoured around the construction work during the Caruthers Street closure. Division Street will have intermittent single lane closures to allow material deliveries and construction work. Flaggers will control traffic during these closures. Division Place also will have intermittent lane closures for bridge work. Flaggers will control traffic during these closures.
The contractor has closed the ramp connecting westbound Division Street to northbound Highway 99E (Grand Avenue). This ramp is scheduled to be closed into 2010 to allow crews to remove the existing northbound viaduct and build a new structure.
During the ramp closure, motorists will be directed to take Division Street to northbound 7th Avenue to westbound Clay Street to northbound Highway 99E (Grand Avenue).
Please be alert to enhanced police traffic patrols in the project area.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/MLK/index.shtml
Oregon Highway 99W Sidewalk Improvement Project: 64th Avenue to Canterbury Lane: A contractor is working on a project to improve existing sidewalks and add new sidewalk to five locations on Highway 99W in Tigard between 64th Avenue and Canterbury Lane. Motorists should be aware of lane closures on Highway 99W during night work.
No work is planned for the week of Monday, Nov. 16, through Friday, Nov. 20.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/hwy99W/
Oregon Highway 213 (N.E. 82nd Avenue) N.E. Wasco to N.E. Jonesmore Safety Improvements: Work is under way on a safety improvement project along N.E. 82nd Avenue between N.E. Wasco and N.E. Jonesmore. The work includes building a 220-foot median
safety sculpture, improving crosswalks and bus stops and paving N.E. 82nd Ave. between N.E. Jonesmore and N.E. Wasco. Most work will take place during the day between 8 a.m.
and 3 p.m. Night work will take place between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m.
During the week of Sunday, Nov. 15, through Saturday, Nov. 21, the contractor will perform sidewalks and center median work, weather permitting. The work will require daytime single lane closures on N.E. 82nd Ave. between N.E. Jonesmore and N.E. Wasco in both directions from 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. One lane will remain open in each direction during the work.
Please be alert to enhanced police patrols by the Portland Police Bureau in the project area.
Information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/82ndimprovements/index.shtml
Oregon Highway 213 (Cascade Highway South) I-205 to S. Conway Drive: A contractor is working on a project to repave Highway 213 (Cascade Highway South) from Interstate 205 to Conway Drive in Oregon City. The work includes roadway repairs, repaving, new signs, and updated signals.
During the week of Monday, Nov. 16, through Friday, Nov. 20, the contractor will perform general cleanup requiring intermittent lane closures from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Highway 213 between Beavercreek Road and Redland Road.
Motorists should be aware that police are doing enhanced traffic enforcement in the work zone.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/Hwy213_I205Conway/
Oregon Highway 217 Modernization Project: TV Highway to Sunset Highway: A contractor is working on a project to add a third through-lane to Highway 217 northbound between Oregon Highway 8 (Tualatin-Valley Highway) and U.S. 26 (Sunset Highway). This project also includes building retaining walls and improving drainage on the highway, lengthening the Wilshire St. overpass, and paving and striping the project area and the Highway 217/U.S. 26 interchange ramps. Lane closures on Highway 217 will only take place from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. nightly.
Additionally, only one lane connects Highway 217 northbound to U.S. 26 eastbound. Motorists must use the right lane to travel to U.S. 26 eastbound. Motorists traveling in the center lane of Highway 217 northbound will not be able to access U.S. 26 eastbound. The center lane of Highway 217 northbound will now only continue north to Barnes Road and will not connect to U.S. 26 eastbound. These new lane configurations will be in place for the duration of the project.
The Wilshire Street overpass is being reconstructed. The week of Monday, Nov. 16, through Friday, Nov. 20, flaggers will be controlling both directions of traffic on the Wilshire St. overpass from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Motorists may experience delays on Wilshire St. of up to 10 minutes. The sidewalk on the south side of the Wilshire Street overpass is closed. Pedestrians are detoured to the sidewalk on the north side of the overpass.
During the week, the contractor will work on constructing the retaining wall near the new Wilshire Street overpass and the Wilshire Street off-ramp and continuing to build the retaining wall on Highway 217 north of the Walker Rd. on-ramp. This work will take place behind a temporary barrier during daytime work hours from 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The contractor will install electrical conduit for a light pole near the intersection of Park Way and Baltic Avenue. The electrical work will take place off the roadway.
Please be aware that work zone speed limits are enforced by enhanced police traffic patrols in the area. Fines will double in this construction zone.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/hwy217/
Oregon Highway 224 (Clackamas Highway) Eagle Creek to Estacada: A contractor has started construction on a beautification and preservation project on Highway 224, within the city limits of Estacada. The project improvements within the City of Estacada are from S.E. Second Avenue to S.E. Currin Street include converting the current striped median into a raised, planted median, reconfiguring existing highway shoulders and sidewalks to include a standard-width bike lane and landscape strips with trees and plants, and installing new streetlights and sidewalks.
A second phase of this project scheduled to begin next spring includes repaving the highway between Eagle Creek and the City of Estacada entrance.
During the week of Saturday, Nov. 14, through Friday, Nov. 20, the contractor will work on constructing the two center medians between 2nd Street and Broadway Street and install electrical conduit. This work will require alternating lane closures Highway 224 in both directions in the project area during daytime and nighttime hours.
Information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/OR224_EagleCreek_Estacada/
Urban ITS Variable Message Sign Corridor Project: A contractor is starting construction on an Urban ITS (Intelligent Transportation System) Corridor Project to install 10 variable message signs (VMS) along several roads in East Portland. These signs will alert drivers to incidents impacting roads in the area. The travel information will allow drivers to plan their routes and detour around areas experiencing traffic delays. The VMS will be installed at the following locations:
Northbound on 82nd Avenue near N.E. Killingsworth Street
Southbound on 82nd Avenue near N.E. Glisan Street
Northbound on 82nd Avenue near S.E. Powell Blvd.
Southbound on 82nd Avenue near S.E. Powell Blvd.
Westbound on N.E. Glisan Street about 500 feet east of 82nd Avenue
Westbound on S.E. Powell Blvd. near S.E. Milwaukie Avenue
Eastbound on S.E. Powell Blvd. near S.E. Foster Road
Eastbound on S.E. Powell Blvd. near 82nd Avenue
Westbound on S.E. Foster Road near 82nd Avenue
Westbound on N.E. Killingsworth Street near 82nd Avenue
During the week of Monday, Nov. 16, through, Friday, Nov. 20, the contractor will begin drilling at the site locations (the contractor will work at one site at a time). Motorists should expect intermittent lane and sidewalk closures from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. when the contractor is present.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/its/
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