Weekly Road and Traffic Report

This is our final weekly road report for the season. We’ll be back in the spring of 2018.

1. The City’s annual street preservation work for the season is wrapped up. During this 2017 construction season, they City’s Streets and Operations Department preserved 94 lane miles of pavement:
   • Slurry Seals: 56 lane miles
   • Chip Seals: 15 lane miles
   • Overlays: 23 miles
   • Crews also repaired 1,561 potholes, swept 2,987 lane miles, built 169 ADA ramps, painted 128 miles of yellow center line and 478 miles of white fog line.
2. And, the other great news: the 27^th Street corridor is completely open – far ahead of our anticipated completion date! The City resurfaced 27^th Street from Reed Market Road to Ferguson earlier this week. Reed Market is also completely open. Thank you, community, for your patience during this crucial public infrastructure project!

A couple caveats:

• The intersection of 27th Street and Neff Road requires resurfacing and other finishing tasks. Night work at this intersection will be underway and completed during the four day stretch beginning Monday October 2. During this time, flaggers will assist with traffic flows in and around this area.
• Purcell Blvd work is scheduled to begin the week of October 9. During this time, Purcell will be closed to northbound traffic between Neff Road and Full Moon Drive. Additionally ‘No Parking’ signs will be installed on this same segment.
• The Neff/Purcell Sewer Line segment project website is here for further information.  

Here’s the Weekly Road and Traffic Report:

Special Event:

• Fall Festival will take place in downtown on October 6 – 8 and close the following streets:
  • Oregon Avenue between Wall Street and Bond Street on 10/6/17
  • Wall Street between Newport Avenue and Franklin Avenue
  • Oregon Avenue between Brooks Street and Bond Street
  • Minnesota Avenue between Wall Street and Bond Street
  • Minnesota Avenue between Bond Street and Lava Road

For the week of: September 25 – 30

• Jefferson Avenue between Delaware Avenue and Broadway Street for Cascade Natural Gas project paving, daily road closures with streets open at night, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Staats Street between Florida Avenue and Kansas Avenue for Cascade Natural Gas main installation, daily road closures with streets open at night, 7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• Portland Avenue at Second Street for fire hydrant valve repair, single lane closure with flagging, 10/2/17, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Greenwood Avenue at First Street for fire hydrant repair, shoulder closure on Greenwood Avenue and road closure on First Street, flaggers and detours in place, 10/3/17, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Butler Market Road between 27^th Street and Deschutes Market Road for tree trimming, lane shift on eastbound lane, 10/2/17, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Paula Drive between Purcell Boulevard and Donegon Road for utilities installation, road closure with detour with local traffic access only, street will be opened at night, 9/26/17 – 10/13/17, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

27^th Street Sewer Line traffic updates:

• No more detours for 27^th Street traffic!  Both travel directions are open for the entire 27^th Street corridor. Night work  - The intersection of 27^th Street and Neff Road will be controlled by flaggers at night between Monday and Thursday (10/2 – 10/5)
• Single lane closures will remain in select locations within the 27^th Street corridor to finish landscape installation and punch-list items.  All turn movements at intersections will remain open.

Ongoing Closures:

• Intersection of NW Broadway Street and NW Delaware for waterline replacement project, road closures with detours clearly marked for thru traffic, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. daily with roads opened nightly. Motorists are encouraged to avoid this area and use Bond Street and Wall Street. Project and detour info: http://www.bendoregon.gov/city-projects/city-infrastructure-projects/broadway-and-riverside-waterline-replacement
• Nels Anderson Road between Nels Anderson Place and Brandis Court, single northbound shoulder closure will be in effect, two-way traffic to be maintained. Project completion expected December 2017. Info: www.bendoregon.gov/northsewer

Intersection signage change at Portland Avenue and 11^th Street:

• The stop signs at the intersection of Portland Avenue and 11^th Street has been switched to stop traffic on 11^th Street and allow for non-stop traffic flow on Portland Avenue.

Work schedules are dependent on weather conditions and other factors.

Visit www.bendoregon.gov/streets for information about the 2017 Street Preservation and Maintenance Program.

Visit www.bendoregon.gov/bendprojects for an interactive map and information about City of Bend infrastructure projects.

Contact: Kyle Thomas, Construction Manager

541-323-8519, kthomas@bendoregon.gov