Deschutes County road construction update: Week of March 14-20

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Here is Deschutes County's road construction update for the week of March 14-20:

• Paving of Fryrear Road: US 20 to OR 126 (Sisters Area) – Shoulder repair work will continue on Fryrear Road between US 20 and OR 126.
  
  Closure Information – Road users should anticipate single-lane closures and delays during the work hours and are encouraged to use alternate routes when possible.
   
• Tumalo Road/Tumalo Place Intersection Improvement (Deschutes Area) – Landscaping, signing and miscellaneous site work will occur. Pacific Power will be on-site to install illumination poles.

Closure Information – Tumalo Road traffic will be traveling on a temporary bypass road around the north side of the intersection. Speeds have been reduced to 25 MPH through the work zone. Three Sisters Adventist Christian School access will be maintained via the adjacent driveway to the east.

• Central Oregon Irrigation District Pilot Butte Canal Piping (Redmond Area) – Central Oregon Irrigation District’s contractor will continue trenching along the northbound shoulder of NE 17th Street from NE King Way to 500 feet north of NE Yucca Ave.

Closure Information – From Monday, Feb. 22 to Monday, March 22, the northbound lane of NE 17th St. will be closed from NE King Way to 500 feet north of NE Yucca Ave. and NE 17th St. will be restricted to one-way, southbound traffic only. Road users heading north should utilize marked detours on NE King Way, NW Canal Blvd. and O’Neil Hwy. (OR370).

The Deschutes County Road Department and our contractors are keeping the health and safety of the public and our workers as our top priority as we continue to serve our community.  We are taking measures to ensure that all state and federally-mandated best management practices to eliminate the spread of COVID-19 are practiced on our project sites.  Please help us with these efforts by using alternate routes when possible and maintaining appropriate physical distance when you absolutely must walk, ride, or drive through our project sites.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact:  Deschutes County Road Department at (541) 388-6581