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City of Bend road and traffic report – week of July 24-30

City of Bend

Published July 21, 2023 8:58 am

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Here is the city of Bend's road and traffic report for the week of July 24-30.

We’re now in the middle of construction season! As you navigate your way through the City streets and neighborhoods, please remember to slow down, read the signs and stay on the designated detour routes. Check in weekly with the City on upcoming closures through the website: bendoregon.gov/traffic. Construction season will not last forever, please be patient and remember to drive like you’re in your own neighborhood.

NW Galveston Avenue between NW Harmon Boulevard and NW Federal Street for an infrastructure installation, single lane closure with lane shift, July 25, 2023 - July 27, 2023
Columbia Street between NW Harmon Boulevard and NW Galveston Avenue for an infrastructure installation, full road with detour, to be implemented if lane shift listed above is completed (Galveston Avenue lane shift), July 25, 2023 - July 27, 2023

Ongoing Closures:

Wilson Corridor Improvements Project – Street improvements on Wilson Avenue from Second Street to 15th Street. For more information visit the Wilson Project website. This is a multiphase project with various intersections and road closures throughout its entirety.
- Wilson Avenue between SE Fourth Street and SE Ninth Street for street improvements, westbound closure with detour, Begins May 15, 2023.
Awbrey Butte Waterline Improvements Project, Phase 1 – This project will provide water distribution system upgrades to the Awbrey Butte area with eight interrelated water improvement subprojects. For more information, visit the Awbrey Butte Waterline Improvements Project website.
- Vicksburg Ave between Awbrey Rd and First Street: Local Access only with flagger at Awbrey.
- Awbrey Road between Saginaw and Portland: Full Road closure between Portland Ave and Saginaw Ave with a detour on Second Street.
Neff and Purcell Improvement Project - The Neff Road and Purcell Boulevard Improvements Project is a high priority project providing both north-south connectivity and improving safety and capacity in a vital area of Bend. For more information, visit the Neff and Purcell Improvement Project webpage.
- Intersection of NE Neff Road and NE Purcell Boulevard for infrastructure improvements, full road closure with detour, began February 22, 2023
- NE Purcell Boulevard between NE Full Moon Drive to the end of street, full road closure with detour, begins June 21, 2023
NW 13th Street between NW Jacksonville Avenue and NW Ithaca Avenue for a water main replacement, full daytime road closures with detour, July 20, 2023 - July 24, 2023
Bend Night Market - Event taking place every Friday, July 7 through September 22 from 5 p.m. - 10 p.m. Road closure shown below:
- NW Idaho Avenue between NW Bond Street and NW Wall Street.
Button Brush Avenue between Brosterhous Road and the Jewell Elementary bus access for infrastructure installation, full road closure with local access only, begins June 20, 2023
Brentwood Avenue between SE American Lane and Whitetail Street for street improvements, full road closure, begins June 20, 2023
NW Crossing Farmers Market – special event occurring every Saturday June 3 – Oct. 14. 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
Skyline Ranch Road between NW Shevlin Park Road and NW Kelly Hill Court for roundabout construction, full road closure with detour, May 8, 2023 - Aug. 14, 2023
Pettigrew & Bayou Sewer Project – This is the fourth project selection of the City of Bend’s Septic to Sewer Program. This program allows residents to apply to the City of Bend annually to complete a sewer project in an area where properties are currently served by private onsite septic systems. Full road closures with local access in SE Bend related to this project are listed below. Project started on May 15, 2023. For more information, visit the Pettigrew and Bayou Sewer Project webpage.
- Pettigrew Road between Gardenia Avenue and SE Reed Market Road
- Bayou Drive between SE Fargo Lane and Pettigrew Road
- SE Fargo Lane between Clairaway Avenue and Denning Drive
ODOT Highway 20 Improvements – Infrastructure improvements along Highway 20 from Robal Lane to Tumalo. Various types of traffic control will be implemented during construction. Expected to be completed at the end of November 2023. City street sections affected listed below.
- Robal Lane closed between Highway 20 and Cascade Village entrance, detour using Cooley and Hunnel, began July 5, 2023
Ferguson Sewer Project – This project is decommissioning the Camden and Ridgewater No. II Pump Stations and installing gravity sewer on Ferguson Road. Project completion expected fall 2023. For more information, visit the Ferguson Sewer Project webpage.
- Ferguson Road will be closed to eastbound traffic from east of Ladera Road to east of Magnolia Lane for a sewer main installation, eastbound lane closure with detour

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.