Good excuse to try biking: TriMet’s week-long MAX detour next month
It’s likely to be one of the hottest weeks of the year, but Aug. 11-15 is looking like a good time for east-side MAX riders to test alternatives.
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New path link will open in time to greet Sellwood Bridge, County says
An edited overhead map of the new path (highlighted in orange) along the west side of the Willamette River, with east up and Macadam Avenue along the bottom.(Map: November 2011 Multnomah County open house, edited by BikePortland) Noting that the current detour along a narrow Macadam Avenue sidewalk “has some challenges,” Multnomah County says it’ll … Read more
Portland’s worst bike detour will be around for at least one more year
The route near the west landing of the Sellwood Bridge may end sooner than previously planned.
Thurman Street Bridge closure will complicate Leif Erikson trail access this summer
Bridge work by city crews this summer will block off the Thurman Street Bridge over Balch Creek in Lower Macleay Park from Tuesday, April 1 until Labor Day.
Steel Bridge users: take another route Monday morning
Just a reminder: As we shared last week, the Steel Bridge is likely to be closed for maintenance through some or all of the morning commute on Monday, Feb. 17, no matter what your vehicle is. It should be open by 8:30 a.m.
Steel Bridge closed to all users at night this weekend and Monday morning
Please note the following route advisory from ODOT: Night Steel Bridge closures this weekend Maintenance work will close the bridge to all users Saturday and Sunday nights The Steel Bridge will be closed to all modes of traffic on Saturday and Sunday nights for maintenance. The first closure will begin at 11 p.m. Saturday Feb. … Read more
Outer southeast Springwater Corridor path closure notice
See below for info and detour maps just sent to us from PGE: Notice of Trail Closure along the Springwater Trail Beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, October 28th, 2013, Portland General Electric will begin work along the Springwater Trail between SW Pleasant Valley View Dr. and SE Circle Ave. to improve service reliability in … Read more
Detour Roundup: Springwater, Esplanade and SE 42nd
A full closure of the Springwater path at Ross Island will start October 7th. I’ve got a few new details on construction projects that will impact key biking routes in the coming days, weeks and months. This post is part of an ongoing effort (similar to our post on September 10th), to keep you informed … Read more
Know before you go: A round-up of detours and construction zones
Parks will finally fix this section of the Springwater bike path.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Between the big TriMet light rail project, PBOT’s fog-sealing binge, and other random projects — for some reason this summer has been full of construction in the Portland area. As a result, there are a lot of detours and general advisories … Read more
Photo contest: Portland’s worst (and best) detours
Here in Portland, it’s been a summer of detours. And some are much better than others.
After much finger-pointing, the Steel Bridge’s lower deck reopens – UPDATED
Some commuters and exercisers used the upper sidewalk of the Steel Bridge Tuesday morning.(Photo: M.Andersen/BikePortland) Update 3:59 pm: The bridge lower deck is now open, and the city’s Diane Dulken writes to confirm that the city, not Union Pacific Railroad, is responsible for the lower-deck cameras related to this closure. Portlanders’ unscheduled trip into the … Read more
Steel Bridge lower deck closed since Saturday – UPDATED
People crossing the Steel Bridge by bike and foot Monday evening should take the upper-deck lane or sidewalk or reroute to another bridge.