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The Portland Police Bureau Traffic Division has sent a clear message to people how are driving fast and dangerously around the closure of SE Cesar Chavez Blvd: slow down and follow the laws. A statement issued by the transportation bureau this morning says they’ve written 80 citations so far in a “stepped-up” enforcement effort aimed … Read more
Cesar Chavez is closed for the next 21 days.(Photo: Joe Bike) A City of Portland sewer project has led to the closure of SE Cesar Chavez Blvd (39th). The street is closed from Hawthorne to Division 24/7 beginning today through July 18th. Cesar Chavez is a high-volume arterial for people who drive through the area … Read more
TriMet has announced that the Eastbank Esplanade bicycling and walking path just south of OMSI to SE Caruthers Street will be closed for 14 months. The closure is due to construction of the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail bridge. Here’s more from TriMet: Two contractors, Kiewit and Stacy Witbeck, will be working in the closure area to … Read more
Two construction projects in the region have direct impacts to bike traffic. Learn more below… Construction work on an ODOT project on Airport Way near the I-205 path is causing intermittent, short-term closures of the path between Marine Drive and Airport Way. The closures started last week (3/4) and will last through mid-June. Here’s more … Read more
A frosty Broadway Bridge on January 11th.(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) Looks like the weather is set to go from bad to worse. The near freezing (and below it at times) cold we’ve been experiencing has tested our resolve for weeks. Tomorrow, weather watchers are forecasting freezing rain. The Bureau of Transportation is nervous about how … Read more
Sellwood Bridge(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland) If riding across the Sellwood Bridge is part of your daily routine, you need to make other plans. The 1,100 foot long bridge is set to close from this Thursday January 17th – 24th while construction crews move it — yes, move it — to the north to make room … Read more
People heading west split into two groups. Some use the left turn lane (on the left) and some opt for the left turn box.
Riders headed westbound cross N Broadway at Larrabee this morning.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) A project by Portland Streetcar Inc. will detour bicycle traffic on the Broadway Bridge. The work to replace the non-slip coating on the sidewalks of the bridge began on Monday and will go through August 13th. The north sidewalk is closed now … Read more
Attention all roadies who love Old Cornelius Pass Road… Starting today a section of the road north of NW Phillips will be closed to all vehicles (including bikes) until September 21st. Washington County is replacing the bridge over Rock Creek. Tell your friends and check the detour map…
TriMet announced today that construction of their Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project will mean traffic detours beginning this month. Of particular interest is the closure of the SE Powell overcrossing and a detour near the south end of the Eastbank Esplanade. Beginning June 15th and continuing for “about a year” TriMet will be working on … Read more
Photo taken today shows path damage has worsened in past weeks.(Photo: Chad Berkley) Erosion of the soil beneath a 55-foot section of the Springwater multi-use path on the Willamette River just south of downtown Portland has worsened due to weekend rains and now the Portland Parks & Recreation Bureau says closure is a “possibility.” Last … Read more
Erosion of the Willamette riverbank has caused damage to the Springwater path just south of downtown.(Photo: Chad Berkley) A downed tree on the banks of the east side of the Willamette River about one mile south OMSI on the Springwater Corridor Trail has damaged the popular multi-use path. Portland Parks & Recreation spokesman Mark Ross … Read more