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Central Oregon Road Construction
UPDATE: Week of November 15th
For more information contact Julianne Repman (541) 388-6224
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT is continuing to invest in Oregon’s future with roadway improvement projects throughout Oregon’s central region (ODOT Region 4). ODOT is committed to providing safe, efficient transportations systems. The following projects reflect ODOT’s commitment to make improvements as traffic numbers rise and to make the roadways safer and more efficient for drivers:
CROOK COUNTY
Crooked River Bridge, OR 126, near Prineville
Kleinfelder Geotechnical Engineering crews will be drilling and gathering core samples at the Crooked River Bridge located on Oregon 126 (Ochoco Highway, mile point 18) from Monday, November 15 - Friday, November 19. Motorists movements across the bridge will be controlled by flaggers. Delays of up to ten minutes are anticipated.
DESCHUTES COUNTY
U.S. 97 (The Dalles – California Highway), M.P. 135A, Bend
Contractor crews are working to replace the Riley Bridge, located in Bend. Crews will be paving and installing curbs and sidewalks this week. Motorists should expect minor delays when traveling through this work zone. Work is expected to be complete by November 24.
35th Street and OR 126, Redmond
Hap Taylor and Sons, working with the city of Redmond, will begin night construction of a sewer line at the intersection of 35th Street and Oregon 126 in Redmond on Monday, November 15. Crews are currently working during daylight hours only. Night work will begin Monday, November 15 at 7:00 p.m. Crews anticipate working during daytime and evening hours through November 26.
O'Neil Highway, MP 0.0 - 18, North of Redmond
Crews will not be working on the O’Neil Highway Project this week. Work to install guardrail is expected to resume in mid-November.
U.S. 97 (The Dalles – California Highway), MP 129.77 – 129.68, between Bend & Redmond near Deschutes Market Road
Wildish Standard Paving Company is working to replace the Pilot Butte Canal Bridge, located north of Bend near Deschutes Market Road. Crews will be surveying and installing temporary signing in the work zone this week. Traffic has shifted to the west side of the highway to facilitate construction of the new bridge structure. The construction speed is 45 miles-per-hour. Daytime traffic is not expected to be delayed during this construction project. Motorists traveling between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. may encounter traffic reduced to one lane in each direction.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
U.S. 97 (The Dalles – California Highway), MP 105.4 - 109.03, South of Madras
Wildish Standard Paving Company is working to replace the Ochoco Canal Bridges, south of Madras. Crews will be clearing trees and shrubs, surveying, excavating and installing base rock for the new detour in the work zone this week. Contractor crews anticipate switching traffic to the new detour bridge during the week of December 6.
These two bridges are located 12 and 16 miles south of Madras on U.S. 97 at mileposts 105.4 and 108.9. Crews anticipate working Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. with intermittent night and weekend work possible. Motorists can expect delays of less than 5 minutes when traveling through this work zone.
U.S. 26 (Warm Springs Highway), MP 116.36 – 116.80, West of Madras
Wildish Standard Paving Company is working to replace the BNSF Madras Bridge, west of Madras. Crews will be clearing trees and shrubs and doing embankment work in the work zone this week. These construction activities should have little to no impact to motorists.
KLAMATH COUNTY
U.S. 97 (The Dalles – California Highway), MP 275, Klamath Falls
Crews from Hamilton Construction Company will begin replacing the U.S. 97 Bridge over Green Springs Drive this week. Beginning Monday, November 1, traffic will be reduced to one lane in each direction near MP 275. Temporary concrete barriers, attenuators and plastic drums, separate travel lanes.
OR 140 (Lake of the Woods Highway), MP 50.81 - 57.06, at Doak Mountain, West of Klamath Falls
Contractor crews are excavating and performing embankment work. Flaggers will provide traffic control as needed. Motorists can expect up to 20-minute delays when traveling through this area.
OR 66 (Greensprings Highway), MP 49.96 - MP 59.05 &
Hwy 424 (South Klamath Falls Highway), MP 0.0 - MP 0.72 &
Orindale Road at Junction of OR 66 and Hwy 140, West of Klamath Falls
Contractor crews are paving, excavating and performing embankment work in this area. Flaggers are providing traffic control. Motorists can expect 20-minute delays when traveling through this work zone. Orindale Road will be closed at Highway 140 this week.
US 97 (Dalles - California Highway), MP 200.3 - 202.3, North of Chemult
JAL Construction crews will be doing embankment work on the highway shoulders this week. Contractor crews anticipate working Monday through Friday, 6 a.m. - 6 p.m. on the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) Bridge Replacement Project and Passing Lanes Project in Chemult. Occasional weekend and evening work is possible. Flaggers will control motorist movements as trucks enter and exit the highway. Expect intermittent delays.
WASCO COUNTY
I-84 over Webber Street, The Dalles
Beginning Friday, Nov. 12, traffic on I-84 will be reduced to one lane in each direction at mile point 83.5 in The Dalles. Traffic will be shifted to the east side of the interstate as contractor crews work to replace the west side of the Webber Street Bridge (U.S. 30). This alignment is expected to remain in place for two months. Once complete, traffic will be switched to the west side of the interstate for replacement of the east side of the structure. The entire project is expected to be completed by May 2005.
Webber Street, The Dalles
Webber Street between 2nd Street and 6th Street, under I-84 in The Dalles, will close to through traffic for three nights beginning Monday, November 15, as crews work to remove the existing bridge above. Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes during the Webber Street closure from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Monday night, November 15 through Thursday morning, November 18.
Highway 293 (Antelope Highway), MP 0 – 9, Willowdale to Antelope
Crews are performing bridge replacement work at Antelope Creek Bridge (MP 1.0). Traffic is reduced to one lane under a stop sign controlled, self-regulating lane closure at the Antelope Creek Bridge at MP 1.0. Crews are also working at the Indian Creek Bridge (MP 8.86) this week. Some motorist movements will be controlled by flaggers. Motorists can expect delays of less than 20-minutes when traveling through the area. This project is scheduled to be completed in December.
RECENTLY COMPLETED PROJECTS
Interstate 84, MP 55 –72, between Hood River and Mosier (Wasco & Hood River Counties)
Crews have completed work on I-84 between Hood River and The Dalles. Crews will be doing general project clean up and sign installation this week.
US 97, (The Dalles – California Highway) MP 150.8 - 169.89 &
Hwy 31 (Freemont Highway) MP 0 – 13, South of LaPine
Work to replace 19 miles of pavement on US 97 between Cottonwood Junction and Freemont Junction and 13 miles of pavement on Oregon 31 is now complete. Crews will be doing general project clean up this week.
US 97 (The Dalles – California Highway) at Vandevert Road, South of Sunriver
The Oregon Department of Transportation has widened and added a new left-turn lane to a ¾-mile section of US 97 at Vandevert Road.
Highway 26 (Warm Springs Highway) MP 87 – 90, North of Warm Springs
Crews have completed construction of the Badger Creek - Sidwalter Road Passing Lane construction project located on Highway 26 (The Warm Springs Highway), north of the community of Warm Springs. Permanent striping is expected to be installed by October 29.
For local and statewide construction information visit www.tripcheck.com or dial 5-1-1.
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