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I-5: California Stateline to Ashland Paving

Construction Phase

Region 3: Southwestern Oregon (Ashland, Jackson)


​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​This project repairs and upgrades the concrete roadway, bridges and guardrails on I-5 from the California border to south of Ashland.

Impacts

Traffic Impact

Contractor is back in the project area to correct Exit 6 bridge deck issues and apply final striping in the project area.​


Construction Impacts

Expect construction in the project area this summer.

Southbound Exit 6 bridge deck is complete and open to traffic as of July 20. After August 1, contractor will transition to the northbound Exit 6 bridge decks so expect single lane traffic in that direction and off-ramp closure for part of the bridge deck work.

​​​​Other finish work includes barrier and drain repair and then final permanent striping in the project area.


Schedule

Holdover to spring/summer 2023

  • Corrective work on north/southbound bridge deck seal 
  • Final striping, recessed pavement markers
  • Other incidental repairs​

Items completed this construction season, 2022:

  • Installed 6 variable message/speed signs 
  • Rebuilt southbound slow lane concrete MP 9-8 
  • Completed paving shoulders
  • Inlet and drain adjustments
  • ​Exit 1 bridge deck rehabilitation and on and off ramp paving


Details

About

​We're maintaining the roadway, bridges and other highway safety features for the future generations and to keep our economy moving forward.

Location

I-5 | ​Interstate 5 from the border with California to just south of Ashland (MP 0 to 11.45)

Cost and Funding

​$32 million.

Contractor

​Carter and Company of Salem

Benefits

​This project rehabilitates and rebuilds the concrete road surface, which is rutted and in poor condition.  We've also added work to this contractor for new permanent message and variable speed limit signs for Siskiyou Summit.

What Problem Will This Improve?

The concrete pavement is in poor condition. Much of the roadway surface is damaged and rutted by chains and studded tires since it is in a snow zone.

This project improves the condition of the concrete pavement by using a one-half inch concrete grind to remove roadway ruts. This grinding method is similar to using rough sandpaper to profile a piece of wood.

Concrete roadway sections in poor condition will be rebuilt. 
We're in year three of the project. Much of this year's visible work is constructing the new Exit 6 southbound bridge deck.

The project will repave asphalt shoulders and exit ramps and replaces guardrail within the project limits.

Affected bridges are:
  • OR 273 bridge over I-5 MP 0.95 (Exit 1 overpass)
  • I-5 Bridges at MP 4.63 (near Siskiyou Summit) over OR 273
  • I-5 Bridges at Exit 6 (Old Siskiyou Hwy, Mt. Ashland, Callahan’s, Upper Shed Exit)
  • I-5 Bridge over OR 99- MP 11.89 (Ashland Exit 11 NB directional exit)​​​

Additional Information

Learn more about this and other Rogue Valley projects in the Summer editon of Moving Ahead with ODOT.​

Wondering about the delay? ODOT is using Smart Work Zone real-time Bluetooth technology to keep track of travel times through the work zone. Look for the stopwatch at either end of the work zone at Tripcheck.com​​.

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Project Contacts

Public Information Officer
Dan Latham
Email
Dan.Latham@odot.oregon.gov
Phone
541-817-5200

Resident Engineer - Consultant Projects
Josh Lonie
Email
Josh.E.Lonie@odot.oregon.gov
Phone
541-440-3496

Last Updated

9/19/2023 2:13 PM

Project Number

18873

Project Documents

Related documents to this project
I-5 Improvement project begins 2021 season.msgNews release for 2021 construction season