City of Bend weekly road and traffic reports begin
The City of Bend will be releasing a weekly road and traffic report each Friday during peak construction season to help members of our community plan the quickest, safest and most reliable routes to their destinations. The weekly report is intended to provide information about various projects within City limits that impact public roadways.
This year we have also launched a new interactive, online map at www.bendoregon.gov/traffic that will be regularly updated to show the current and upcoming projects that may affect travelers. This map will show lane or road closures on arterials and collectors and full closures on residential streets. To use the interactive map, click and drag the map to move it, or use the + or – buttons to zoom. For information about a specific, highlighted project on the map, click it and a pop-up window will appear with more information.
It will be another busy summer, with road construction, private development projects and occasional special events that can require lane or road closures. The Bend City Council has authorized about $7.04 million for street preservation work in Bend this summer to improve 125 of lane miles of Bend’s roads. Attached is a map of this year’s street preservation projects. These will be included in weekly road and traffic reports.
The weekly reports will be emailed to the City’s media address group on Fridays, posted on the City’s website www.bendoregon.gov/traffic and can be received via email by subscribing to Weekly Road and Traffic Reports at www.bendoregon.gov/enews.
Weekly Road and Traffic Report for the week of April 15, 2019
Special Events:
Bend Marathon, April 20 from 7 a.m. – 2 p.m., expect impacts to the following collector and arterial roads, local streets will be signed accordingly: SW Shevlin Hixon Drive SW Bradbury Drive SW Allen Road and NW Allen Road NW Columbia Street NW Harmon Boulevard NW Galveston Avenue NW Nashville Avenue NW Drake Road NW Newport Avenue NW Wall Street NW Riverside Boulevard NW Mount Washington Drive NW Lolo Drive NW Meriwether Place NW Crossing Drive Skyliners Road Skyline Ranch Road Westridge Avenue East Campbell Road SW Century Drive Mt. Bachelor Drive
Earth Day Parade, April 20 from 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., closed streets include Bond Street, Minnesota Avenue, Wall Street, Louisiana Avenue, and Kansas Avenue. Kansas Avenue will be closed between Bond Street and Lava Road for a street fair, 4/20/18, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Ongoing Closures:
Greenwood Avenue between Hill Street and 3 rd Street for railroad bridge improvements, westbound lane closures with detour, 4/1/19 – 5/17/19, Sunday – Thursday, 9 p.m. – 6 p.m. (The road is opened each Thursday at 6 p.m. and will close again on 9 p.m. on Sunday). O.B. Riley Road between Mathers Road and Cooley Road for infrastructure installation, road closure with detour until 5/10/19. NW Rocklyn Road between NW Drake Road and NW Glen Road for waterline installation, road closure with detour, local access only, 4/10/19 – 4/30/19, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Upcoming Closures:
Brosterhous Road between American Lane and Jacklight Lane for sewer main installation, southbound lane closures with detours, 4/22/19 – 7/15/19, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. 15 th Street between Knott Road and Golden Gate Place for waterline installation associated with the Murphy Corridor Improvement Project, single lane closures with flagging, 4/22/19 – 6/28/19, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Work schedules are dependent on weather conditions and other factors.
Contact: Kyle Thomas, Construction Manager
541-323-8519, kthomas@bendoregon.gov
For Street Preservation related questions: Paul Neiswonger, Streets Supervisor
541-317-3035, pneiswonger@bendoregon.gov
Closures and detours are updated weekly at: www.bendoregon.gov/traffic
More information about street preservation work: www.bendoregon.gov/streetpreservation
Weekly reports can be received via email by subscribing to Weekly Road and Traffic Reports at www.bendoregon.gov/enews
