Weekly Road Construction Update - Feb. 8 to Feb. 14

Projects Administered by Deschutes County

Tumalo Reservoir Road Improvement (Bend Area) - Clearing and grubbing work will take place on Tumalo Reservoir Road. Additionally, crews will do utility work on Tumalo Reservoir Road, between Johnson Road and Sisemore Road.

Traffic Information - Road users should anticipate construction vehicles and equipment entering and exiting the roadway. They should also anticipate lane closures facilitated by flaggers, with delays of up to 20 minutes during work hours, 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Old Bend-Redmond Highway Vegetation Management (Bend & Redmond Areas) - Crews will be trimming and removing roadside vegetation on Old Bend-Redmond Highway and S Canal Boulevard

Traffic Information - Road users should anticipate lane closures facilitated by flaggers and delays of up to 20 minutes during work hours. Work hours are 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

Signage Improvements (Bend & Redmond Areas) - Crews will be installing signs on the following roadways:

• S Canal Boulevard
• Old Bend-Redmond Highway
• Powell Butte Highway
• O.B. Riley Road

Traffic Information - Road users should anticipate shoulder closures and intermittent lane closures facilitated by flaggers, with delays of up to 20 minutes during work hours, 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through Friday.

S Century Drive/Huntington Road Intersection Improvement (La Pine Area) - No work will be occurring this week.

Traffic Information - Road users should still use caution when traveling through the work zone. The intersection is now controlled by a three-way stop, and a temporary speed limit of 25 MPH is in place near the intersection.

Projects Administered by Other Agencies

Bear Creek Road Closure (City of Bend) - Bear Creek Road will be closed to traffic between Dantili Way and the irrigation canal crossing to the east.

Traffic Information - A full road closure with a clearly marked detour will be in place through early April.

Inquiries pertaining to this week should be directed to the City of Bend Transportation and Mobility Department.

Redmond Wetlands Complex (City of Redmond) - Crews will be doing sewer utility work on NW Pershall Way, and in off-highway areas along Northwest Way and NW Coyner Avenue.

Traffic Information - Road users should expect single-lane closures facilitated by a temporary traffic signal on NW Pershall Way, with delays of up to 20 minutes during work hours.

Inquiries pertaining to this work should be directed to the City of Redmond Wetlands Complex project website.

U.S. 97: Terrebonne (Oregon Department of Transportation) - Work may be occurring on 11th Street and C Avenue.

Traffic Information - 11th Street between Smith Rock Way and C Avenue will be closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Signed detour routes are in place. C Avenue remains closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic.

Lower Bridge Way and Odem Avenue are open to allowing only right-in, right-out traffic movements. Drivers bound for U.S. 97 North will continue to use the signed detour route along NW 19th St and NW Davidson Way. The speed limit on 19th Street is temporarily set at 45 MPH.

Inquiries pertaining to this work should be directed to the project website.

China Hat Road & FS Road 1815 Closure (US Forest Service) - China Hat Road and Forest Service Road 1815 are both closed at the USFS Boundary for forest thinning work.

Traffic Information - China Hat Road and FS Road 1815 are closed to all traffic at the end of County maintenance. Access to the area is closed until further notice.

Other Road Impacts

Cascade Lakes Highway Closure - Cascade Lakes Highway from Crescent Cutoff Road to FS Road 4270, and Mt. Bachelor to FS Road 4270 will remain closed until Deschutes County Road crews can remove the snow that accumulates over the winter and early spring, typically by Memorial Day, weather permitting.

Paulina Lake Road Closure - Paulina Lake Road east of Ten Mile Sno-Park will remain closed until Deschutes County Road crews can remove the snow that accumulates over the winter and early spring, typically by Memorial Day, weather permitting.

*** Please note that work hours are subject to change based on weather conditions. ***

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Visit: deschutescounty.gov or TripCheck.com

Contact: Deschutes County Road Department at (541) 388-6581 or [email protected].