ODOT Region 4 construction report: Week of Feb. 28-March 4
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Here is ODOT's Region 4 weekly construction report for the week of Feb. 28-March 4.
The Oregon Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe, efficient transportation system. ODOT invests in Oregon's future through roadway improvement projects. The following projects are located within ODOT's Region 4 encompassing Central Oregon from The Dalles to Klamath Falls on the east side of the Cascades.
All work is dependent on weather conditions, and schedules are subject to change.
DESCHUTES COUNTY
U.S. 97: S Century Drive to USFS border (MP 153.11-MP 156.26)
The contractor will be working on the U.S. 97 southbound alignment installing the new southbound wildlife undercrossing. The contractor has installed a detour lane shift to route traffic around the structure excavation. Traffic should use caution when traveling through the work and traffic pattern change. No delays to traffic are anticipated. The contractor will not be performing any work on site this week.
U.S. 97: Road Weather Management Project (MP143.68-MP164.17)
ODOT will install Road and Weather Information System (RWIS) speed sensors, travel time readers and changeable message signs. The contractor will be working on the shoulder this week. No impact to traffic. The contractor will not be performing any work on site this week.
US97: Nels Anderson Place – Romaine Village Way (MP134.84 – MP141.12)
Construct new ADA Ramps along the Parkway, repave all travel lanes and entrance/exit ramps of the parkway, and re-stripe the roadway after paving is complete. The contractor will be performing a single lane closure at Powers Rd and U.S. 97 between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. to install signs. No delays to traffic are expected.
U.S. 20: Mervin Sampels – Greenwood (3rd Street Bend, MP18.99 – MP20.99)
ODOT will construct the following: new pavement in the project limits, update sidewalks, bike lanes and ADA ramps. Update signals, storm water and drainage features, illumination devices, and ITS equipment. Update bus stop locations, install new signs, update crosswalks and install rapid flashing beacon crossings.
The contractor will be excavating material for the new drainage features in between the hard barrier from Mervin Sampels to River Mall Rd. The hard barrier will close the fast lane in the north/south direction, including the middle turn lanes. The lane closure will be in place on 3rd St. (U.S. 20/U.S. 97 Business Route) until March 1. The contractor will work inside the barrier installing new drainage features. Also, the contractor will be performing intermittent single lane closures throughout the 3rd St. corridor to facilitate construction activities, expect minor delays.
U.S. 97 Redmond-Bend, The Dalles California Highway (MP 124.4-MP 133.51)
ODOT will construct the following as part of the project: deceleration lanes at Quarry Avenue and 61st Street from U.S. 97 southbound, acceleration lane from 61st Street to U.S. 97 southbound to provide greater merge distance, median barrier installation south of the Tumalo Road Interchange, and a turnaround from U.S. 97 southbound to northbound, install reflective pavement markers added for improved lane separation, and remove rock outcropping removal near the edge of the roadway for improved visibility. The contractor will continue work on the shoulder during the day and will perform single lane closures in both the northbound and southbound direction on Thursday night 7 p.m. – 7 a.m., to pave the median. During the median paving operations 61st and Quarry Ave. will not be accessible from the northbound lanes of U.S. 97.
U.S. 20: Ward/Hamby Rd. Intersection Project (MP 3.26-MP 3.86)
ODOT will construct a single-lane roundabout at the intersection of U.S. 20 and Ward/Hamby roads.The contractor will be performing a full road closure of Hamby Rd. at U.S.20. The closure will be in effect until March 15. Please use alternate route during this closure; a detour route will be posted.
HARNEY/LAKE COUNTIES
US395: Big Stick – Alkali Lake, Lakeview, Lakeview-Burns Highway (MP 15.43- MP 46.93).
Project is shut down for the winter. Construction will resume in the spring.
HOOD RIVER COUNTY
I-84: Forest Lane Over I-84 Project, Columbia River Highway (MP 46.2-MP 46.51).
Full closure of bridge on NW Forest Lane is under way and will continue through July 26.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
and CTWS RESERVATION
U.S. 26: Warm Springs Safety Corridor, (MP 103.02-MP 111.16).
The contractor will be performing a single lane closure on Monday, Feb. 28.
KLAMATH COUNTY
OR140 Brett Way Extension (South Klamath Falls Highway, MP 3.74-4.75)
Traffic change. The roundabout is open. Project is shut down for the winter. Work will resume in the spring.
CTWS RESERVATION, WASCO COUNTY
U.S. 26: Clear Lake – Dogwood Lane, (Warm Springs Highway, (MP 66.43-MP 112.91)
Single lane closures without flagging for culvert work. No delays expected.
WASCO COUNTY (OR)/KLICKITAT (WA)
The Dalles (Columbia River) Bridge Project (U.S. -197: WA MP 0.57 I-84: MP 100.6-U.S. 197:OR MP 0.61 I-84: MP 102.2.)
Bridge construction is occurring, requiring full closure of The Dalles (Columbia River) Bridge between Washington and Oregon from 8 p.m. on Thursdays – 6 a.m. on Mondays. Use an alternate route. The established, signed detour route is via I-84, U.S. 97 at Biggs Jct. and SR14 to the east. Full bridge closures will occur every weekend through May 23, 2022. Additionally, crews will be doing single lane closures overnight (Mon - Wed nights); expect delays up to 20 minutes during nighttime hours while flaggers control traffic across the bridge. Crews will continue bridge deck replacement and continue forming new concrete panels at their pre-cast yard location.
