City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of July 15-21

Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of July 15-21:

Special Events

· Summer Fest will be held from July 12 – 14 and will close the following:

o NW Oregon Avenue between NW Brooks Street and NW Bond Street

o NW Oregon Avenue between NW Bond Street and NW Lava Road

o NW Minnesota Avenue between NW Wall Street and NW Bond Street

o NW Minnesota Avenue between NW Bond Street and NW Lava Road

o NW Wall Street between NW Greenwood Avenue and NW Franklin Avenue

· Deschutes Dash will be held on July 14 from 6 a.m. – 11 a.m. and close the following:

o SW Century Drive between Skyline Ranch Road and SW Colorado Avenue

o SW Colorado Avenue between SW Century Drive and SW Columbia Street

SW Columbia Street between SW Colorado Avenue and SW Shevlin Hixon Drive

For the Week of July 15 – 21

· NW Mount Washington Drive at intersection with NW Awbrey Road for infrastructure installation, lane shifts, 7/15/ 19 – 7 /16/19.

NW Wall Street between NW Olney Avenue and NW Revere Avenue for gas leak repair, southbound, single lane closures with flaggers, night work from 7 p.m. – 5:30 a.m., 7/17/ 19 – 7 /18/19. City of Bend Residential Slurry Seal street restoration will take place within multiple neighborhoods. 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 occur in Aspen Rim, West Park, Forest Meadow, Quail Pine Estates, Pine Ridge Estates, River Canyon Estates, and streets within the area bounded by China Hat Road, Murphy Road, Parrell Road and Highway 97. Other subdivisions include Larkspur and Foxborough.

Ongoing Closures:

· NE 4th Street between NE Addison Avenue and NE Xerxes Avenue for infrastructure installation, road closure with detour, 6/10/ 19 – 7 /26/19.

Brosterhous Road between American Lane and News Lane for infrastructure installation, road closure with detours, 7/8/ 19 – 8 /1/19. SE White Tail Street between Brosterhous Road and Brentwood Avenue for infrastructure installation, road closure with detour, 7/8/ 19 – 8 /1/19. The closure of the intersection of Empire Avenue and Purcell Boulevard will be expanded to include the intersection of Purcell Boulevard and Spinnaker Street. The expanded closure will begin on Monday, July 15 and will continue through July 24. After July 24, the Empire Avenue and Purcell Boulevard intersection will remain closed until early August. Access to the Terrango Glen neighborhood is maintained off of Empire Avenue via Desert Sage Street and off of Brinson Boulevard via Daniel Duke Way. Please stay out of the construction area until the roundabout officially opens. Contact: Kyle Thomas, Construction Manager

541-323-8519, kthomas@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: www.bendoregon.gov/traffic

Find more information about street operations at: www.bendoregon.gov/streetpreservation

Weekly reports can be received via email by subscribing to Weekly Road and Traffic Reports at www.bendoregon.gov/enews.