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I-5 Widening Project: Kuebler Boulevard to Delaney Road

Construction Phase

Region 2: Willamette Valley and Northwest Oregon (Salem, Marion)

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​We're widening a portion of southbound I-5.
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Impacts

Traffic Impact

Both directions of I-5 traffic are shifted – use caution as you drive through the work zone. Wiltsey Street SE is closed at the Battle Creek Road SE intersection. Follow the signed detour.

Construction Impacts

When you're going through the area, you can expect:

  • A 55 mph speed limit in the I-5 work zone.
  • Crews working during the day or night.
  • Lane, shoulder and ramp closures as needed.
  • Both directions of I-5 traffic to stay shifted into 2026:
    • Southbound I-5 traffic to be shifted onto the former northbound lanes.
    • Northbound I-5 traffic to use Exit 249 and the former I-5 on-ramp as the new northbound lanes.
    • A single-lane connection from South Commercial Street to southbound I-5.
    • ​A concrete barrier between northbound I-5 traffic and vehicles coming from Delaney Road. Traffic coming from Delaney Road will not be able to access the Commercial Street ramp.
  • Wiltsey Street SE to be closed at the Battle Creek Road SE intersection until mid-2026. Traffic can detour around the closure by taking 36th Avenue SE north to Kuebler Boulevard.
  • Trucks coming in and out of the site.
  • Debris, dust, construction noise and potential delays.

Coming mid-January – expect a full I-5 closure in both directions for three nights. Follow the signed detour for the northbound and southbound closures. 

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Construction Activities

We're working on:​

  • The sound wall near the terrace lake park community.
  • Building the new Battle Creek Bridge.
  • Preparing to widen the section of I-5 north of Delaney Road and for paving a section of southbound I-5.
  • Bringing in materials to build up the elevation of the Battle Creek Road SE and Wiltsey Street SE intersection for the new roundabout.
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Details

About

We're working on Phase 1 of a larger project to widen I-5 to have three lanes in both directions from Kuebler Boulevard to Delaney Road. 

As part of Phase 1, we're widening a portion of southbound I-5 between Kuebler Boulevard and the Delaney Road interchange in South Salem. This will help address the southbound bottleneck and traffic congestion on I-5 when large trucks climb the hill between milepost 249.5 and 248.9 south of Salem. Phase 2 will widen the northbound I-5 lanes, but we do not have funding for construction at this time.  ​ ​

Enlarged project map

The project was part of an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) that was done in the mid-1980's for the entire I-5 corridor through Salem from the Hayesville Interchange to Battle Creek Road. The EIS was approved by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and ODOT in 1988. ​​​

​This phase will do the following:

  • Obtain Right of Way for the entire project corridor (both southbound and northbound).
  • Replace a bridge over the Commercial Street northbound off-ramp.
  • Rebuild and realign the southbound Delaney Road off-ramp.
  • Replace and realign the Battle Creek Road Bridge over I-5.
  • Build a new roundabout at the Battle Creek Road SE and Wiltsey Street SE intersection.
  • Pave the existing section southbound and northbound.
  • Widen I-5 southbound from Kue​bler Road to Delaney Road to three lanes.
  • Build two sound walls​ on the west side, one near the terrace lake park community and another along the southbound Commercial Street on-ramp.​

We're partnering with Marion County to make safety improvements to the Battle Creek Road SE and Wiltsey Street SE intersection. We're building a new Battle Creek Road SE Bridge over I-5 and a new roundabout at the intersection.
Graphic rendering of location of new roundabout​ ​

Schedule

Design: 2019-2023
Construction: started in 2024 and estimated to complete in 2026.

Location

I-5 | Kuebler Boulevard, Exit 252 to just south of Delaney Road, Exit 248

Cost and Funding

Phase 1 estimated cost: ​$55,499,344

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Project Contacts

Resident Engineer – Consultant Projects
Derek Moore
Email
derek.moore@odot.oregon.gov
Phone
971-273-3055
Public Information Officer
Mindy McCartt
Email
mindy.m.mccartt@odot.oregon.gov
Phone
503-507-6045

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Last Updated

12/15/2025 4:34 PM

Project Number

19929