Bend road and traffic report: Week of June 17-23
Here’s the city of Bend’s weekly road and traffic update for the week of June 17-23:
Special Events
Bite of Bend will be held on June 14 – 16 and will impact the following locations:
Friday, June 14 th
NW Bond Street between NW Franklin Avenue and NW Oregon Avenue
NW Minnesota Avenue between NW Lava Road and NW Wall Street
Saturday and Sunday, June 15 – 16
NW Bond Street between NW Franklin Avenue and NW Greenwood Avenue
NW Minnesota Avenue between NW Lava Road and NW Wall Street
NW Oregon Avenue between NW Bond Street and NW Wall Street
Bite of Bend Beer Run, Saturday, June 16 th , 12 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Flaggers at intersections of NW Columbia Street and NW Galveston Avenue; and NW Riverfront Street and NW Riverside Boulevard
Bend Pride 5K Run/Walk will be held on June 22 and will have flaggers at the intersection of NW Galveston Avenue and NW Riverfront Street.
For the Week of June 17 – 23
· High Desert Lane between Empire Avenue and Plateau Drive for grinding and paving, road closure with local access only, night work from 6/16 / 19 – 6 /18/19.
· Plateau Drive between Empire Avenue and NE Brinson Boulevard for grinding and paving, road closure with local access only, night work from 6/16 / 19 – 6 /18/19.
· Layton Avenue between Empire Avenue and NE Brinson Boulevard for grinding and paving, road closure with local access only, night work from 6/16 / 19 – 6 /18/19.
· Montana Way between NE 18 th Avenue and High Desert Lane for grinding and paving, road closure with local access only, night work from 6/16 / 19 – 6 /18/19.
· Lower Meadow Drive between Empire Avenue and High Desert Lane for grinding and paving, road closure with local access only, night work from 6/16 / 19 – 6 /18/19.
· Skyliners Road between Mt. Washington Drive and NW 17 th Avenue for grinding and paving, road closure with detour, night work from 6/19 / 19 – 6 /20/19.
· City of Bend Residential Slurry Seal street restoration begins on the week of 6/20/ 19 – 6 /28/19. Residents within the project areas will receive notification of dates and times for temporary street closures via reader boards and Type II Barricades. Restoration work will begin in the Aspen Rim, West Park, Forest Meadow, Quail Pine Estates, Pine Ridge Estates, and River Canyon Estates neighborhood areas.
· The intersection of Empire Avenue and Purcell Boulevard will be closed to complete the construction of a new roundabout at this intersection. The closure will begin on Monday, June 17th and will last approximately 8 weeks. Access to Terrango Glen and Lava Ridges neighborhoods will be maintained during construction. Detours will be signed and a map showing these detours will be issued in future outreach efforts. Please be aware of construction speed limit changes in this area.
· Brosterhous Road between Whitetail Street and Franke Lane for infrastructure installation, road closure with detour, 6/24/ 19 – 7 /8/19.
· SW Simpson Avenue between SW Century Drive and SW Columbia Street for waterline installation, westbound lane diversion into center turn lane, 6/17/ 19 – 6 /20/19.
· Roundabout at intersection of SW Simpson Avenue and SW Colorado Avenue for pavement resurfacing, roundabout closure with detours, 6/23/ 19, 7 p.m. – 5 a.m.
· SW Colorado Avenue between SW Simpson Avenue and SW Industrial Way for pavement resurfacing, road closures with detours, 6/24/ 19 – 6 /25/ 19, 7 p.m. – 5 a.m.
Ongoing Closures:
· NE 4 th Street between NE Addison Avenue and NE Xerxes Avenue for infrastructure installation, road closure with detour, 6/10/ 19 – 7 /12/19.
· Eagle Road between NE Neff Road and NE Monte Vista Lane for infrastructure installation, northbound lane closure with detour, 6/10/ 19 – 6 /26/19.
· Roundabout at intersection of NW Shevlin Park Road and NW Mt. Washington Drive for roundabout reconstruction, road closure with detours, 5/13/ 19 – 7 /3/19.
· NE Purcell between Empire Avenue and Spinnaker Street, closed for roundabout and corridor improvement project work, road closure with detour, 5/20/ 19 – 6 /17/19.
· NE 6th Street between NE Greenwood Avenue (US Hwy 20) and NE Majesty Lane for pavement markings and sign installations. Rolling one block closures and detours along with day time flagging through 6/21/19.
· NW 15th Street between SW Simpson Avenue and NW Galveston Avenue for asphalt speed humps, pavement markings and sign installations. Rolling one block closures and detours along with day time flagging through 6/21/19.
· Brosterhous Road between American Lane and Jacklight Lane for sewer main installation, southbound lane closures with detours, until 6/21/19.
Upcoming Closures:
· SW Century Drive between Mt Washington Drive and Skyline Ranch Road for milling and paving, lane closures with flaggers, night work from 6/23 / 19 – 6 /27/19.
· Brosterhous Road between American Lane and News Lane for infrastructure installation, road closure with detours, 7/1/ 19 – 8 /1/19.
· SE White Tail Street between Brosterhous Road and Brentwood Avenue for infrastructure installation, road closure with detour, 7/1/ 19 – 8 /1/19.
· Empire Avenue between NE 3 rd Street and NE 18 th Street for Chip Seal street restoration, road and lane closures with detours and flagging, reader boards will be placed with information prior to closures, 10/7/19.
Work schedules are dependent on weather conditions and other factors.
