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City of Bend Oregon - Weekly Road and Traffic Report for the Week of February 19 – 25 16 February 2024 ( news )
City of Bend , state Oregon ( By Press Release office)
Feb 16,2024
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For the Week of February 19 – 25:
Eagle Roadbetween Butler Market Road and NE Flagstone Avenue for a watermain installation , full day road closure with detour , begins Feb . 20 .
Intersection of Wall Street and Colorado Avenuefor gas main work , single lane closure with potential delays along Wall Street and Colorado Avenue , Feb . 19 – 24 , 9 a . m . – 3:30 p . m .
SW 18th Streetbetween SW Simpson Avenue and SW Forest Ridge Avenue for infrastructure improvements , full road closure with detour , begins Feb . 20 .
Awbrey Butte Waterline Improvements Project , Phase 1– This project will provide water distribution system upgrades to the Awbrey Butte area with eight interrelated water improvement subprojects . For more information , visit the
Awbrey Butte Waterline Improvements Project website
.
NW Ninth Street ( Roanoke Avenue to Trenton Avenue ) : Intermittent flagging of Ninth Street for work on stormwater facilities on the west side of Ninth Street near Trenton Avenue .
Portland Avenue ( Awbrey Road to Wall Street ) : Full Road closure with a detour on Awbrey Road , Newport Avenue , and Wall Street . Local access will be maintained for any properties with driveway access within the closure limits .
Shevlin Park Road ( NW Crossing Drive to Mt . Washington Drive ) : The westbound travel lane of Shevlin Park Road will be closed for sewer main installation . The detour route for westbound traffic is NW Crossing Drive ( southbound ) , Lemhi Pass Drive ( southbound ) , Skyliners Road ( westbound ) , and Mt . Washington Drive ( northbound ) . The intersection of Mt . Washington Drive and Shevlin Park Road will be regulated by flaggers as sewer work approaches the intersection .
Ongoing Closures:
Bend North Corridor , Oregon Department of Transportation Project– Infrastructure improvements along Highway 97 from Empire Avenue to Grandview Drive . Highway 97 will also be realigned to allow free flowing movement . Various types of traffic control will be implemented during construction . Expect additional delays throughout this segment of the corridor . Expected to be completed by the end of 2024 .
NW Shevlin Park Roadbetween NW Crossing Drive and NW College Way for a gas main installation , single lane closure with lane shifts , began Dec . 26 .
Cooley Road
between Highway 20 and Hunnel Road for infrastructure and roadway improvements , full road closure with detour , began Dec . 26 .
Wilson Corridor Improvements Project– Street improvements on Wilson Avenue from Second Street to 15th Street . For more information visit the
Wilson Project website . This is a multiphase project with various intersections and road closures throughout its entirety .
Wilson Avenue between SE Second Street and SE Third Street has a westbound closure with detour .
Wilson Avenue between SE Third Street and SE Fourth Street has a full road closure with detour .
Beginning Feb . 8 , there will be no left turn lanes in any direction at this intersection .
Third Street traffic will be shifted to one lane between SE Railroad Street SE Taft Avenue . Please note , blue cones are directing business access .
Work schedules are dependent on weather conditions and other factors . Always exercise increased caution within construction zones . Drivers should use designated detour routes . Nearby residential streets are for local traffic only .
Any road closure not listed within this report , please submit a service request to notify the city of any potentially unpermitted work within City right of way . Please visit the
Transportation and Mobility Departmentto submit .
Contact:
Deedee Fraley , Assistant City Engineer
541 - 385 - 6199 , dfraley@bendoregon . gov
For Street Preservation related questions:
Paul Neiswonger , Streets Supervisor
541 - 317 - 3035 , pneiswonger@bendoregon . gov
Closures and detours in Bend are updated weekly at:
bendoregon . gov/traffic
Find more information about street operations at:
bendoregon . gov/streetpreservation
Weekly reports can be received via email by subscribing to Weekly Road and Traffic Reports at:
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