Deschutes County issues weekly road construction and closure update

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Deschutes County road officials are warning drivers to plan for delays and detours this week as multiple construction projects and seasonal closures continue across the region.​

La Pine and surrounding area

Crews are installing temporary pavement and widening the S Century Drive and Huntington Road intersection while also doing landscape work. The intersection is now controlled by an all-way stop with a temporary 25 mph speed limit, and drivers should expect single-lane closures, flaggers and delays of up to 20 minutes from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.​

City of Bend and surrounding area

Tumalo Reservoir Road is closed to through traffic between Sisemore Road and Tyler Road for excavation, grading, fence replacement and utility work. A signed detour is in place, local traffic can still access the area, and other sections of Tumalo Reservoir Road may see intermittent delays as construction vehicles enter and exit the roadway during weekday work hours from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Bear Creek Road remains closed between Dantili Way and the irrigation canal crossing to the east, with a full closure and signed detour expected to last through early April. China Hat Road and Forest Service Road 1815 are also closed at the U.S. Forest Service boundary for forest thinning, with access shut down to all traffic until further notice.​

City of Redmond

Work on the Redmond Wetlands Complex includes sewer utility construction on NW Pershall Way and in off-highway areas along Northwest Way and NW Coyner Avenue. Drivers on Pershall Way should be prepared for single-lane closures controlled by a temporary traffic signal, gravel surface sections and delays of up to 20 minutes during work hours.​

Terrebonne and U.S. 97

Work along U.S. 97 continues, with 11th Street closed to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic between A Avenue and the south intersection with the highway. Detour routes are signed, 11th Street south of C Avenue is open but unimproved and unpaved, and traffic heading for U.S. 97 north is directed to use NW 19th Street and NW Davidson Way, where the speed limit is temporarily set at 45 mph.​

Deschutes National Forest

High-elevation roads remain shut down for the season. Cascade Lakes Highway — from Crescent Cutoff Road to Forest Service Road 4270, and from Mt. Bachelor to Forest Service Road 4270 — and Paulina Lake Road east of Ten Mile Sno-Park will stay closed until county road crews can remove winter and early spring snow, typically by Memorial Day, weather permitting.