Bend begins year’s weekly road and traffic reports

The City of Bend will be releasing a weekly road and traffic report each Friday during peak construction season to help travelers plan the quickest, safest and most reliable routes to their destinations. The weekly report is intended to provide information about various projects within the City that impact traffic.

The city coordinates and permits lane and road closures in the rights-of-way, for public and private projects.

It will be another busy summer. The city will be working on street preservation as well as road and sidewalk construction. There will be private development projects that require lane closures. Occasionally, special events require temporary road closures.

Specific lane and road closures related to preservation projects will be included in weekly road and traffic reports, starting this coming week.

The weekly road and traffic reports will be released to the media on Fridays, posted on the City’s website (www.bendoregon.gov), and can also be received via email by subscribing to City eNews online, at www.bendoregon.gov/enews.

Weekly Road and Traffic Report for the week of:

For the week of: March 26 – April 1

· Lolo Drive between Northwest Crossing Drive and York Drive for water and sewer installation, road closed with local access only, 3/19/18 – 3/30/18.

· Intersection of Century Drive and Skyline Ranch Road for new road construction on Bachelor View Road, modified turn lanes in place, 3/22/18 – 3/30/18.

· McClain Drive between Shevlin Park Road and Mt. Thielsen Drive for infrastructure installation and road work, road closure with detour in place, 3/26/18 – 6/15/18.

· 14 th Street between Galveston Avenue and Newport Avenue for Cascade Natural Gas main relocation, southbound lane closed with detours in place, 3/26/18 – 6/8/18.

· Purcell Boulevard and Empire Avenue intersection for utility potholing, single lane closures with flagging, 3/28/18, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.

14 th Street Reconstruction Project, upcoming:

· Beginning the week of April 2, 2018, the roundabout at Simpson Avenue and Century Drive will be closed as will the portion of Century Drive between Simpson Avenue and Albany Avenue. This project includes rebuilding the Simpson roundabout with a concrete surface. Detours will direct drivers to Colorado Avenue and Mt. Washington Drive. This portion of the project is expected to last until May 14, 2018. For project and detour info: www.bendoregon.gov/14thStreet. Google Waze will be updated with current construction activity for this project.

2018 City of Bend Street Preservation Projects:

· China Hat Road between Knott Road and Parrell Road for a grind and inlay, road closure with local access only, detours in place, 3/26/18 – 3/28/18, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.

· Lodgepole Drive between Mahogany Street and Water Fowl Lane for a grind and inlay, road closure with local access only, detours in place, 3/26/18 – 3/29/18, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.

· Purcell Boulevard between Butler Market Road and Holliday Avenue for valve box replacement, single lane closures with flaggers, 3/26/18 – 3/27/18, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

· 4 th Street between Butler Market Road and Burnside Avenue for valve box replacement, single lane closures with flagging, 3/28/18 – 3/30/18, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

· Mt. Washington Drive between Chandler Avenue and Shevlin Park Road for valve box replacement, single lane closures with flagging, 4/1/18 – 4/5/18, 7 p.m. – 7 a.m.

Work schedules are dependent on weather conditions and other factors.

Visit www.bendoregon.gov/streets for information about the 2018 Street Preservation and Maintenance Program.