ODOT plans six month road closure near St. Johns Bridge
The closure will add a mile to some routes and add a lot more truck traffic to N Lombard Ave.
Detours
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Marquam Hill road closure leaves cyclists in the lurch
Although the closure is marked with detour signs, the detour is only practical for drivers.
Esplanade ramp closed due to low water in Willamette River
Portland Parks & Recreation has closed one of the two sets of ramps on the Eastbank Esplanade until further notice. People using the path today were given no prior warning before coming to chain-link fence and sign announcing the closure. A QR code on the sign links to a page on Parks’ website that says, … Read more
BES contractors want more detour compliance and warn of near misses at central eastside project
Contractors working on a City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services project in the central eastside want to spread the word about near collisions between bicycle riders and heavy equipment. BES recently broke ground on their SE Stark Trunk Sewer Project, which will install a stormwater diversion structure to redirect combined sewer from a pipeline … Read more
Steel Bridge to close for month-long TriMet project, but path will remain open
There’s good news and bad news about TriMet’s upcoming project that will close the upper deck of the Steel Bridge for four weeks in August.
Springwater Corridor path at Johnson Creek Blvd closed July 20-24th
Note: COP Parks is requiring PGE to give notice of the upcoming detour around a portion of the Springwater Trail coming up on July 20th – 24th, at SE 32nd Ave in Portland. PGE crews will be on the trial corridor working on the high voltage transmission line equipment and for safety, need the to … Read more
Route advisory: River View Cemetery closed to bicycle riders this weekend
In case you forgot (we mentioned it back in March), the annual Memorial Day closure of River View Cemetery starts tomorrow (5/25) and runs through Monday (5/27). This closure is done to maintain calm and order on the streets through the cemetery on their busiest weekend of the year.
Route Advisory: Sewer work will close Better Naito for one week
The Bureau of Environmental Services needs to do a sewer repair project that will close Better Naito for a week starting next Monday (4/9). Below is the official notice from BES: The closure will be in effect 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each weekday. The project is slated to be complete on Friday, April 13. … Read more