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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. This 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 from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
The contractor plans to continue pile driving and electrical work around the Columbia Slough Bridge area and on Schmeer Road Monday, July 21, through Saturday, July 26. Intermittent lane closures with flagging operations on Schmeer Road will be required for this work during daytime hours, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. South of the Columbia Slough, the contractor plans rebar installation, bent pouring and shaft drilling.
Other work scheduled during the week includes embankment and water quality swale construction on the I-5 Columbia Boulevard on- and off-ramps. This work will require intermittent lane closures and flagging operations on the Columbia Boulevard southbound on-ramp during daytime hours. The contractor plans to work Tuesday night, July 22, on the Columbia Boulevard on-ramp to southbound I-5. Motorists should expect flagging operations and short delays during this work, which will take place from 9 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday.
There are no nighttime lane closures currently scheduled on I-5 during the week. If lane closures are required, they will take place from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Please note that work zone speed limits will be enforced by enhanced police traffic patrols in the area.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/I-5DeltaPark/index.shtml
Interstate 84 (Columbia River Highway) – Interstate 205 to Troutdale: A contractor is working on a project to install nine traffic cameras on Interstate 84 between Interstate 205 and Troutdale, and two permanent variable message signs on Interstate 205.
The contractor plans to work along the I-84 multi-use path from 132nd Avenue to 148th Avenue, Monday, July 21, to Friday, July 25. Some sections of the path will be completely closed during this period. Detour signs will direct multi-use path users around the closure.
Right shoulder closures will take place for equipment installation on both directions of I-84 in the project area. This work will take place during daytime work hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Also, the right shoulder of southbound I-205 and the center median of northbound I-205 will be closed at Airport Way during daytime work hours; and the right shoulder of southbound I-205 and the center median of northbound I-205 will be closed at Strawberry Lane during daytime hours.
Interstate 205 (East Portland Freeway) – I-5 Interchange to Oregon City: Work is substantially complete on a project that paved both directions of Interstate 205 between the Interstate 5 interchange and the Abernethy Bridge in Oregon City. The project also added an auxiliary lane in each direction of I-205 between I-5 and Stafford Road. Other improvements included new guardrail, drainage and striping.
The contractor may impact I-205 shoulders for landscaping during weekday work hours.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/I205/scorridor.shtml
U.S. 26 (Mt. Hood Highway) Salmon River Bridge to E. Lolo Pass Road: A contractor has started work on a safety project to add a left-turn lane on U.S. 26 from Wildwood to Wemme near Welches. The project also will repave Mt. Hood Highway between the Salmon River Bridge and E. Lolo Pass Road.
The contractor plans to remove weeks, install erosion control devices and remove rumble strips Monday, July 21, through Friday, July 25, during work hours of 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. The work will require the intermittent closure of the left lane in both directions of U.S. 26.
Motorists are asked to pay extra attention to construction traffic when driving through the work zone on U.S 26.
For more information: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/MtHood/project_wildwood.shtml
Highway 99E (Martin Luther King, 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. Normal daytime work hours are 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The contractor will continue working on construction of bridge footings and columns for the new southbound Highway 99E (MLK Jr. Boulevard) bridge structure from Monday, July 21, to Friday, July 25. Foundation construction will require intermittent one-way traffic controlled by flaggers on Division Street between SE 3rd Avenue and SE 7th Avenue, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Pile driving for the new southbound Highway 99E viaduct (MLK Jr. Boulevard) structure will require the closure of Division Place under the viaduct Monday, July 21, to Friday, July 25. Traffic will be detoured to Caruthers Street during the Division Place closure.
The contractor has closed the ramp connecting westbound Division Street to northbound Highway 99E (Grand Avenue). This ramp is scheduled to be closed until 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 work area.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/MLK/index.shtml
Highway 99E Kellogg Creek to Roethe Road: Work is under way on a project to improve Highway 99E (McLoughlin Boulevard) from the Kellogg Creek Bridge in Milwaukie to Roethe Road north of Gladstone. The project includes repaving the highway, adding a new traffic signal and intersection improvements at River Road, and drainage and safety enhancements. Daytime lane closures are allowed from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on southbound Highway 99E and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on northbound Highway 99E.
Grinding and paving is taking place nightly on Highway 99E starting at the north end of the project and heading south. Motorists should expect nighttime lane closures and flaggers assisting in the signalized intersections 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. for the next several weeks. This work is weather dependent. Please watch for grooved pavement and vertical edges on Highway 99E during this paving work.
Work will continue on widening, curb and sidewalk placement, sign installation, and guardrail work on both directions of Highway 99E throughout the project area. There will be right lane closures during daytime work hours to complete this work.
The contractor will continue with signal installation work at River Road and Highway 99E during daytime work hours. This work will mainly take place off the roadway or on the shoulder. However, there will be occasional right lane closures on Highway 99E for this work.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/OR99E_Kellogg_Creek/index.shtml
Highway 213 (Cascade Highway South) S. Conway Drive to S. Monte Carlo Way: A contractor is working on a safety project on Highway 213 in Oregon City that includes adding a two-way turn lane from S. Conway Drive to S. Henrici Road. The highway also will be repaved from S. Henrici Road to S. Monte Carlo Way.
The contractor plans to install concrete sidewalks, guardrail and excavate in the project area during daytime work hours. This work will require intermittent lane closures with flaggers controlling both directions of traffic during work hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, July 21, through Saturday, July 26.
Paving and striping is scheduled to take place during nighttime work hours Monday, July 21, to Saturday, July 26, 7:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. each evening. Flaggers will control both directions of traffic in the work area during paving.
Motorists should expect delays and watch for truck traffic entering and exiting the work zone when construction work is taking place. Speed limits are being strictly enforced.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/conway_henrici/
Highway 213 (Cascade Highway South) Carus Road to Graves Road: A contractor has started work on a paving project on Highway 213 in the Mulino area from Carus Road to Graves Road.
The contractor plans to remove obstructions along the shoulders of Highway 213 north and south, and prepare an equipment parking area on the southbound shoulder of Highway 213 approximately 1.25 miles south of Carus Road. Only shoulder closures in the project area are expected for this work Monday, July 21, to Friday, July 25.
In general, lane closures in both directions of Highway 213 are allowed during weekday daytime hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; nighttime hours of 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.; and weekend hours of 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. Flaggers will help direct traffic through the work area when necessary during lane closures.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/HWY213_Carus_Graves/
Highway 213 (Cascade Highway South) Molalla Avenue to Barnards Road: A contractor is working on a safety project to widen Highway 213 from Molalla Avenue to Barnards Road. The project includes adding a left turn lane at Barnards Road and wider shoulders throughout the area.
The contractor will continue clearing, drainage, ditch and utility work Monday, July 21, to Friday, July 25. This work requires lane closures on Highway 213 and Vick Road, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Flaggers will control traffic during lane closures on Highway 213 and Barnards Road.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/hwy213_molalla_barnards/
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| July 12 - 19, 2008 |
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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. This 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 from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
The contractor plans to continue pile driving and electrical work around the Columbia Slough Bridge area and on Schmeer Road Monday, July 14, through Friday, July 18. Intermittent lane closures with flagging operations on Schmeer Road will be required for this work during daytime hours, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. South of the Columbia Slough, the contractor plans rebar installation, bent pouring and shaft drilling.
Other work scheduled during the week includes embankment and water quality swale construction on the I-5 Columbia Boulevard on- and off-ramps. This work will require intermittent lane closures and flagging operations on the Columbia Boulevard southbound on-ramp during daytime hours.
There are no nighttime lane closures currently scheduled on I-5 during the week. If lane closures are required, they will take place from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Please note that work zone speed limits will be enforced by enhanced police traffic patrols in the area.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/I-5DeltaPark/index.shtml
Interstate 84 (Columbia River Highway) – Interstate 205 to Troutdale: A contractor is working on a project to install nine traffic cameras on Interstate 84 between Interstate 205 and Troutdale, and two permanent variable message signs on Interstate 205.
Rolling slowdowns with delays of up to 20 minutes are scheduled on southbound I-205 at Airport Way from midnight on Wednesday, July 16, to 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 17, for variable message sign equipment installation.
The contractor plans to work along the I-84 multi-use path from 132nd Avenue to 148th Avenue, Monday, July 14, to Friday, July 18. Some sections of the path will be completely closed during this period. Detour signs will direct multi-use path users around the closure.
Right shoulder closures will take place for equipment installation on both directions of I-84 in the project area. This work will take place during daytime work hours of 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Also, the right shoulder of southbound I-205, and the center median of northbound I-205 will be closed at Airport Way during daytime work hours; and the right shoulder of southbound I-205 and the center median of northbound I-205 will be closed at Strawberry Lane during daytime work hours.
Interstate 205 (East Portland Freeway) – I-5 Interchange to Oregon City: Work is substantially complete on a project that paved both directions of Interstate 205 between the Interstate 5 interchange and the Abernethy Bridge in Oregon City. The project also added an auxiliary lane in each direction of I-205 between I-5 and Stafford Road. Other improvements included new guardrail, drainage and striping.
The contractor may impact I-205 shoulders for landscaping activities Monday, July 14, through Friday, July 18.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/I205/scorridor.shtml
Highway 99E (Martin Luther King, 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. Normal daytime work hours are 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The contractor will continue working on construction of bridge footings and columns for the new southbound Highway 99E (MLK Jr. Boulevard) bridge structure from Monday, July 14, to Friday, July 18. Foundation construction will require one-way traffic controlled by flaggers on Division Street between SE 3rd Avenue and SE 7th Avenue, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Cleanup work from demolition on the existing southbound Highway 99E viaduct (MLK Jr. Boulevard) will require the closure of Division Place under the viaduct Monday, July 14, to Friday, July 18. Traffic will be detoured to Caruthers Street during the Division Place closure.
The contractor has closed the ramp connecting westbound Division Street to northbound Highway 99E (Grand Avenue). This ramp is scheduled to be closed until 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 work area.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/MLK/index.shtml
Highway 99E Kellogg Creek to Roethe Road: Work is under way on a project to improve Highway 99E (McLoughlin Boulevard) from the Kellogg Creek Bridge in Milwaukie to Roethe Road north of Gladstone. The project includes repaving the highway, adding a new traffic signal and intersection improvements at River Road, and drainage and safety enhancements. Daytime lane closures are allowed from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on southbound Highway 99E and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on northbound Highway 99E.
Grinding and paving is taking place nightly on Highway 99E starting at the north end of the project and heading south. Motorists should expect nighttime lane closures and flaggers assisting in the signalized intersections 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. for the next several weeks. This work is weather dependent. Please watch for grooved pavement and vertical edges on Highway 99E during this paving work.
Work will continue on widening, and curb and sidewalk placement, and other miscellaneous work, on both directions of Highway 99E throughout the project area. There will be right lane closures during daytime work hours to complete this work.
The contractor will continue with signal installation work at River Road and Highway 99E during daytime work hours. This work will mainly take place off the roadway or on the shoulder. However, there will be occasional right lane closures on Highway 99E for this work.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/OR99E_Kellogg_Creek/index.shtml
Highway 213 (Cascade Highway South) S. Conway Drive to S. Monte Carlo Way: A contractor is working on a safety project on Highway 213 in Oregon City that includes adding a two-way turn lane from S. Conway Drive to S. Henrici Road. The highway also will be repaved from S. Henrici Road to S. Monte Carlo Way.
The contractor plans to install concrete sidewalks, guardrail and excavate in the project area during daytime work hours. This work will require intermittent lane closures with flaggers controlling both directions of traffic during work hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday, July 14, through Saturday, July 19.
Paving and striping is scheduled to take place during nighttime work hours Monday, July 14, to Saturday, July 19, 7:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. each evening. Flaggers will control both directions of traffic in the work area during paving.
Motorists should expect delays and watch for truck traffic entering and exiting the work zone when construction work is taking place. Speed limits are being strictly enforced.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/conway_henrici/
Highway 213 (Cascade Highway South) Carus Road to Graves Road: A contractor has started work on a paving project on Highway 213 in the Mulino area from Carus Road to Graves Road.
The contractor plans to remove obstructions along the shoulders of Highway 213 north and south, and prepare an equipment parking area on the southbound shoulder of Highway 213 approximately 1.25 miles south of Carus Road. Only shoulder closures in the project area are expected for this work Monday, July 14, to Friday, July 18.
In general, lane closures in both directions of Highway 213 are allowed during weekday daytime hours of 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; nighttime hours of 7 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.; and weekend hours of 6 p.m. to 9 a.m. Flaggers will help direct traffic through the work area when necessary during lane closures.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/HWY213_Carus_Graves/
Highway 213 (Cascade Highway South) Molalla Avenue to Barnards Road: A contractor is working on a safety project to widen Highway 213 from Molalla Avenue to Barnards Road. The project includes adding a left turn lane at Barnards Road and wider shoulders throughout the area.
The contractor will continue clearing, drainage, ditch and utility work Monday, July 14, to Friday, July 18. This work requires lane closures during work hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Flaggers will control traffic during lane closures on Highway 213 and Barnards Road.
For more information: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/hwy213_molalla_barnards/
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