During construction in 2027 you can expect crews working at night, shoulder and lane closures, flagging to control the work zone and detours when the road and ramps are closed. We will need to have two full weekend closures of OR 18 and other impacts as detailed below.
We estimate this work to take about three months. The work is weather dependent and our schedule may change.
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Overall Construction Impacts:
- Work is estimated to start in 2027 and take about three months to complete. Work is weather-dependent and the schedule may change.
- Nighttime work, nightly 7 p.m. - 5 a.m. - Sunday night through Friday noon.
- Shoulder and lane closure.
- Work zone controlled by flaggers.
- Two weekend full closures of OR 18.
- 24/hr flagging when working under the Booth Bend Road bridge.
- Ramps and connectors, full nighttime closures with detours
- Construction noise.
When we pave the main portion of OR 18, you can expect:
- Crews working nightly, from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sunday night through Friday noon.
- Shoulder and lane closures.
- Construction noise.
- Paving to take approximately three months. Work is weather-dependent.
- At Booth Bend Road Bridge:
- 24/hr flagging with single lane closures when working under the bridge.
- Work should take about two weeks.
- Lane closures allowed from Sunday night at 7 p.m. through 5 a.m. Friday morning.
In addition to the overall impacts listed previously, two areas under bridges need full-depth pavement work and new drain pipes.
This work will require
two weekend full closures of OR 18. We won't know the timing until a contractor is on board.
You can expect:
- Closures allowed from 8 p.m. on Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
Detours:
- Eastbound traffic will detour using the OR 18 connection (Baker Street) to OR 99W and then take the OR 18 eastbound on-ramp.
- Westbound traffic will detour using the OR 99W off-ramp to the OR 18 westbound connector (Baker Street) and re-enter OR 18 westbound.
We'll need full closures when we pave the on-and off-ramps to and from OR 99W and OR 18.
You can expect:
- Nighttime full closures Sunday through Friday morning, 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Detours:
- Westbound off-ramp: Traffic will continue on OR 18 to Old Sheridan Road to OR 99W.
- Eastbound on-ramp: Traffic will detour using OR 99W to Old Sheridan Road to OR 18.
Westbound off-ramp closure:
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Eastbound on-ramp closure
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We will pave and build sidewalks where needed between Booth Bend Road to Old Sheridan Road.
You can expect:
- Work to occur over about four weeks.
- Nightly single lane closures, Sunday night through Friday morning.
- Construction noise.
- Detour:
- Traffic will use Old Sheridan Road to detour around the work.
- A portion of the road will be available for local access only while we're paving.
We'll pave and build sidewalks where needed between Booth Bend Road to Old Sheridan Road.
When we're paving the rest of the OR 18 connection from OR 99W, you can expect a detour. During the detour, between Booth Bend Road to Old Sheridan Road will be open to local access only.
When we're paving the OR 18 connection to OR 99W, expect a detour to get around the work zone.
- Detour: Traffic will continue on OR 18 to the east of the McMinnville interchange and return.
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We'll need to do some drainage work on OR 99W as part of the work we are doing underneath this overpass on OR 18.
You can expect:
- Flaggers controlling a single lane closure Sunday night through Friday morning, 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Work should last about a week.