(Photo: J. Maus/BikePortland)
There’s more bad news to report about your ride over the Broadway Bridge.
The bridge has been a construction zone since this past summer when Multnomah County embarked on a major repainting project. For months now, people have struggled with intermittent closures, extremely loud blasting noises from the construction work, and a very narrow lane.
Now the County says the path on the north side of the bridge (westbound) will be closed for up to a month so contractors can remove and paint the handrail. The closure started this past Monday (1/25).
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Here’s official word from Multnomah County:
The bridge’s south sidewalk will remain open while the north sidewalk is closed. Signs, traffic control devices, and flaggers will direct sidewalk users to crosswalks at each end of the bridge where the public can access the open sidewalk. Sidewalk users should be alert for two-way traffic on the south sidewalk during the closure. The Steel Bridge and Eastbank Esplanade are nearby alternate routes during the closure.
When the handrail on the north sidewalk has been repainted and reinstalled, the north sidewalk will reopen and the south sidewalk will close for several weeks while its handrail is removed and repainted.
No word yet on whether the County plans to repaint the southern path as well.
This project was initially scheduled to wrap up in March, but the latest news from the County is that it won’t be completed until April.
If you experience hazardous conditions during this project, here’s the County’s contact information.
The good news is that once this project is done, the bridge will look mighty fine. Have you noticed some of the sections that have already been finished? It looks great!
— Jonathan Maus, (503) 706-8804 – jonathan@bikeportland.org
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