Redmond road closures and delays: Week of August 27
Here is the city of Redmond’s road closures and delays update for the week of Aug. 27:
City Street Maintenance Operations & ADA Street Improvement Projects:
No Projects planned for this week require a road closure or delay.
Special Event Street Closures:
None
Ongoing Closures:
8th Street from NW Quince Ave. to NW Poplar Pl. – Closed for construction till Tuesday, August 31.
8th Street from NW Quince Ave. to NW Poplar Pl. will be closed while Mckernan Enterprises crews install Sewer/Water & Road Improvements. Local access for residents is permitted.
South Canal Improvement Project – South Canal Blvd is closed between Veterans Way and Quartz Ave. and then from Timber Ave. and the Yew Ave. roundabout for the next few weeks. Local access is permitted.
First Section Opens Today:
— SW Canal Blvd from the Yew Ave. roundabout to SW Salmon Ave. will be open to traffic by end of day (8/24/2018). Crews will remain in the area performing cleanup work for the next few weeks. Final paving of this section will occur in September
Scheduled Activities for the week of 8/27/2018 – 8/31/2018:
North Section ( SW Canal Blvd to SW Quartz Ave. – SW Obsidian Ave and 11th Street )
— NEW CLOSURE – SW Canal Blvd will be closed at SW Salmon Ave. starting the week of 8/27. This closure will facilitate the installation of a new 18-inch waterline. Thru traffic will not be allowed north of SW Salmon Ave. Local residents and businesses will have access. Please use detours or an alternate route. Please see attached detour map (PDF)
— SW Canal Blvd from SW Veterans Way to Quartz will remain closed to allow for drywell installation and intersection construction at SW Obsidian Ave and SW Canal Blvd.
— SW Obsidian Ave will remain closed from SW Canal Blvd to SW 12th St. Local access will be permitted from the west on SW Obsidian Ave via SW 15th St. No access will be permitted onto SW Obsidian Ave from South Canal Blvd.
— Clearing & grubbing of Homestead Multi Use Path will continue.
The improvement project completion date is set for April 2019. Sections of South Canal Blvd. will be closed temporarily during construction, but local access to area homes and businesses will remain open. Weekly project updates can be found online at https://www.southcanalblvd.org/.
Residents may call the Construction Hotline 541-579-2233 for more information or to report a concern.
ALL work schedules are subject to change, dependent on weather conditions and other factors
