Road construction projects underway in Central Oregon, expect traffic delays
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- ODOT crews are actively engaged in various road construction projects throughout Central Oregon, impacting traffic in Deschutes County, Sisters, Terrebonne and Redmond. Work includes sign footing installation, curb ramp construction, striping operations and multiple road closures, with specific schedules varying by location.
Crews are installing sign footings on Powell Butte Highway in Deschutes County. This work is scheduled Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with no delays expected.
In Sisters, crews are working at corners on U.S. 20 between Locust and Pine Street and at West Barclay and West Rail Drive. Nightly work takes place Monday through Thursday from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. Drivers should expect single-lane closures controlled by flaggers with occasional delays and nearby residents may experience nighttime construction noise.
No work is expected in Bend this week for U.S. 97 and U.S. 20 curb ramps.
Overnight work is planned for Tuesday night on U.S. 97 in Terrebonne, between Lower Bridge Way and Northwest 10th Street. Flaggers will guide traffic as crews complete striping on the north end of the project, with brief delays anticipated.
Smith Rock Way in Terrebonne is scheduled for an eight-week closure from U.S. 97 to 16th Street. Local traffic will retain access to homes and businesses via 16th Street. Additionally, the intersection of Smith Rock Way and 11th Street will be closed, requiring drivers to use a posted detour.
Lower Bridge Way at U.S. 97 is fully closed to traffic, with no access to or from U.S. 97; signed detours are in place, but U.S. 97 remains open in both directions.
Access to 11th Street on the north end of Terrebonne also remains closed, directing traffic to Central Avenue. Access to 11th Street on the south end of Terrebonne is limited to U.S. 97, Central Avenue and C Street.
In Redmond, night work is scheduled Sunday through Friday from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. to minimize traffic impact for ADA ramp construction. Crews are building curb ramps at the intersections of Northeast King Way and Canal Boulevard, Northwest Quince Avenue and Canal Boulevard and at the Canal Street/U.S. 97 interchange. Nearby residents should expect construction noise during nighttime hours.
The Canal Street/U.S. 97 interchange ramps will close nightly, Sunday through Friday from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m., with signed detours. Minor delays are expected. Nighttime single-lane closures are also anticipated on U.S. 97 in both directions at Highland/Glacier and Evergreen Avenue, occurring from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m., with minor highway delays expected.
No work is planned for Prineville this week.
All work is dependent on weather conditions and schedules are subject to change.
