Greenwood Avenue to partially close for 7 weeks

Greenwood Avenue between Third Street and U.S. Highway 97 (the Bend Parkway) will be closed to westbound traffic four days a week for about seven weeks, beginning April 1, for a railroad maintenance project, officials said Thursday.

The closure is for the safety of the traveling public as the BNSF Railway replaces railroad bridge decking on the bridge over Greenwood Avenue, the city said.

Westbound traffic on Greenwood, between Third Street and U.S. 97, will be detoured to Revere Avenue. Eastbound traffic on Greenwood Avenue will continue uninterrupted for the duration of the project.

The Greenwood Avenue closures and detours will be in place Monday through Thursday each week. All lanes of Greenwood Avenue will be open to both eastbound and westbound traffic Thursday evening through Sunday evening each week.

The project is expected to be completed by May 17, officials said. Upon project completion, all lanes of Greenwood Avenue will resume normal eastbound and westbound operations.