City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of August 7-13

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Here is the city of Bend's road and traffic report for the week of August 7-13.

For the Week of August 7 – 13:

• NE 8^th Street between NE Maker Way and NE Isabella Lane for sidewalk installation, single lane closure with flagging, begins August 7

Ongoing Closures:

• 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
• Brentwood Avenue between SE American Lane and Whitetail Street for street improvements, full road closure, begins June 20
• NW Crossing Farmers Market – special event occurring every Saturday from June 3 – October 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 through August 14
• 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
• Wilson Corridor Improvements Project – Street improvements on Wilson from Second Street to 15^th 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.
  • Intersection of 4^th Street and Wilson Avenue will have night work for associated infrastructure installation, July 30, 9:30 pm – 1:30 AM
• 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.
  • Awbrey Road (Portland Ave to Saginaw Ave): Full Road Closure during working hours on weekdays. The road will open after working hours during the week and will be open all day on weekends. The detour is on Second Street and is pictured below. There is no parking permitted along the detour route on both Saginaw and Second Street.
  • Second Street (Utica to Vicksburg): Southern and Northern entrance will each be closed for concrete curing, but one of these entrances will remain open at a time.
  • Vicksburg Avenue (Awbrey Road to First Street): Local access only.
  • Utica Avenue (Awbrey Road to First Street): Local access only.
  • Shevlin Park Road (Mount Washington to College Way): Intermittent single lane closures and lane shifts with flaggers. 
• Neff & 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.
  • 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, began June 21.
• ODOT HWY 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 Hunnell, July 5^th – August 9^th
  • Jamison/Xanthippe Lane left turn movement to westbound US 20 will be permanently closed beginning August 9
• 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.
  • Ferguson Road will be closed to eastbound traffic from east of Sarah Drive to SE 27^th Street for a sewer main installation, eastbound lane closure with detour

Future Road Closures:

• Manhole lid replacement Project – Multiple manhole frames and covers will be replaced on SE 27^th street and Reed Market Road during night hours (specific road sections listed below) with the use of single lane closures with flagging. Work to occur August 13^th – 17^th, 7 PM to 5:30 AM.
  • SE 27^th Street between SE Reed Market Road and Bear Creek Road
  • SE Reed Market Road between Daly Estates Drive and SE 27^th Street

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.

Contact: Deedee Fraley, Right of Way & Construction Manager

541-385-6199, dfraley@bendoregon.gov

For Street Preservation related questions: Paul Neiswonger, Streets Supervisor

541-317-3035, pneiswonger@bendoregon.gov

Closures and detours in Bend are updated weekly at: www.bendoregon.gov/traffic

Find more information about street operations at: www.bendoregon.gov/streetpreservation

Weekly reports can be received via email by subscribing to Weekly Road and Traffic Reports at: www.bendoregon.gov/enews