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Navigating Bend: This weeks road and traffic report from the City

New Traffic Pattern at corner of Butler Market Road and Powell Butte Highway.
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New Traffic Pattern at corner of Butler Market Road and Powell Butte Highway.

For the Week of June 30-July 6:

  • 2025 Street Preservation – Street preservation continues with street resurfacing (grind & inlay). Various Streets will have this work occurring with various lane & street closures during its duration (expect delays). Work is to occur June 30 – August 3. Roads affected are listed below with anticipated dates of work. Work will occur during both daytime and nighttime hours. Daytime work hours are from 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Nighttime hours are from 7:00 p.m. – 6:00 a.m.. Learn more at the Street Preservation webpage.
    • NE Daggett Lane between NE Wells Acres Road and NE Full Moon Drive, June 30 – July 3 (daytime work).
    • NE Full Moon Drive between NE Daggett Lane and NE Purcell Boulevard, June 30 – July 3 (daytime work).
    • SE Virginia Road between SE 15th Street and SE Cessna Street, July 2 – 7 (daytime work).
    • SE Riviera Drive between SE 15th Street and SE Cessna Street, July 2 – 7 (daytime work).
  • Fourth of July Pet Parade (special event)– Parade will have various road closures in and around downtown (listed below):
    • NW Wall Street between NW Newport Avenue and NW Franklin Ave.
    • NW Riverside Boulevard between NW Wall Street and NW Galveston Avenue.
    • NW Galveston Avenue between NW Tumalo Avenue and NW Harmon Boulevard.
    • NW Harmon Boulevard between NW Galveston Avenue and NW Newport Avenue.
    • NW Newport Avenue between NW Harmon Boulevard and NW Wall Street.
  • Knott Road between SE 15th Street and Raintree Court for road work, road closed to eastbound traffic with a detour in place, June 30 – August 25.
  • SW Roosevelt Avenue between SW Sisemore Street and SW Chamberlain Street for infrastructure installation, full road closure with local access only, July 3-10.
  • Hunnel Road between NW Henry Avenue and NW Robal Lane for service installations, single lane closure with flagging, June 23 – 26, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  • Criterion Race Series (special event) – This special event is a five-week race event occurring every Wednesday from June 25 – July 23. The event will close a few NW City streets (listed below). A detour will be in place for the event.
    • NW Sacagawea Lane between NW John Freemont Street and NW Meriwether Place.
    • NW John Freemont Street between NW Sacagawea Lane and NW High Lakes Loop.
    • NW High Lakes Loop between NW John Freemont Street and NW Meriwether Place.
    • NW Meriwether Place between NW Sacagawea Lane and NW High Lakes Loop.
  • Granite Drive between Poplar Street and Ponderosa Street, road closed with detour route, June 24 – August 8.
  • Staats Waterline Project– Replacement of aging water lines, upgraded hydrants and stormwater infrastructure, and pavement restoration along its entirety. Daytime closures of the roadway will occur during daytime hours (7:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.), June 9 – End of August. Street closures listed below.
    • NW Staats Street between NW Georgia Avenue and NW Kansas Avenue.
    • NW Kansas Avenue between NW Bond Street and NW Lava Road.
  • Boyd Acres Road between Brinson Boulevard and Builders Street will have frontage improvements for a private development, lane closure with lane shift, June 9 – July 31.
  • Bear Creek and 27th Street Improvements Project – This project aims to improve safety and connectivity by creating safer bike and pedestrian routes and constructing a roundabout at a high-crash intersection. Work began June 2nd – Fall 2025.
    • Roundabout construction at the intersection of NE Bear Creek and NE Purcell Boulevard will begin the work, full closure with detour during its duration.
  • NW Crossing Farmers Market (special event) – special event occurring every Saturday May 31 - October 11. Multiple road closures related to event (listed below).
    • NW Crossing Drive between Mount Washington Drive and NW Crossing Drive (Circle).
    • NW John Freemont between NW Ordiway Avenue and NW Fort Clatsop Street.
    • NW Fort Clatsop Street between NW Ordway Avenue and NW John Freemont Street.
  • Olney Pedestrian & Bicycle Improvements – This project will install updated bicycle & pedestrian infrastructure along Olney Avenue and Portland Avenue between the Portland Avenue bridge and Second Street. Replacement sewer and water mains will also be installed with this project. The work began February 3 – Fall 2025. For more information, visit the Olney Pedestrian & Bicycle Improvements Project website. A full intersection closure (with detour) will occur to begin the project with the closed street sections listed below.
    • The intersection of NW Wall Street and NE Olney Avenue is now open to traffic.
    • Olney Avenue (east of NW Wall Street to NE Second Street) will remain closed through Fall 2025.
  • Midtown Crossing Project (Second Street work) - A multiphase project that will replace the water main from Greenwood Avenue to Franklin Avenue in preparation for the full reconstruction occurring next spring. Phase 2 - 4 occurs from October 21 – Spring 2025. Southbound lane closure with local access will occur in its entirety. Current road section work listed below. For more information, visit the Midtown Crossing Project website.
    • Second Street between NE Irving Avenue and NE Greeley Avenue.
  • Parkwood Court, Westview East and Newberry and Twin Lakes Sewer Project – the City of Bend Septic to Sewer Conversion Program will install public pressure and gravity sewer in these neighborhoods. Road closures will begin in June:
    • SE Westview Drive – road closed (local traffic only) between SE Admiral Way and SE Hill Ridge Road – June 16th through August 1st.
    • Twin Lakes Loop – road closed (local traffic only) from East Lake Drive to Newberry Drive – June 19th to June 27th.
    • Newberry Drive – road closed (local traffic only) from Twin Lakes Loop to East Lake Drive – June 19th to June 27th.
  • NW Harriman Street between NW Kearney Avenue and NW Greenwood Avenue for infrastructure work associated with the Deschutes County Courthouse, full road closure, began July 24, 2024.
  • Intersection of Deschutes Market Road and NE Yeoman Road for roundabout construction, full road closure with detour, April 14th - July 2025.
  • SE 27th Street between Stevens Road and Ferguson Road for sewer main and roundabout construction, full road closure with bypass road, Completion end of June 2025.
    • Shoulder work along SE 27th Street, north of SE Ferguson Road for asphalt taper installation.
  • NW Mt Washington Drive between NW Shevlin Park Road and NW Shields Drive for a waterline installation, daily road closure with detour, June 16 – 27, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
  • Bear Creek Road between Skyline View Drive and NE Quail Run Place, lane shift for sewer connection, June 16-27.
  • Intersection of NW Skyline Ranch Road and Skyliners Road for roundabout construction, full road closure with detour, June 16 – September 2.

Future Road Closures:

  • Bend Summer Festival (special event) - Event taking place Saturday, July 11 through Sunday, July 13 at 5:00 p.m. Various Road closures in Downtown Bend:
    • Oregon Avenue and Minnesota Avenue between Wall Street and Lava Road.
    • Bond Street between Franklin Avenue and Greenwood Avenue.

Work schedules are dependent on weather conditions and other factors. Always exercise increased caution within construction zones. Drivers should use designated detour routes. Nearby residential streets are for local traffic only.

Any road closure not listed within this report, please submit a service request to notify the city of any potentially unpermitted work within City right of way. Please visit the Transportation and Mobility Department to submit.

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