Traffic Advisory: Road closure and lane reductions on SE Foster Road between SE Barbara Welch Road and SE Jenne Road for rumble strip installation starting Wednesday, April 29

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(April 28, 2026) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will close SE Foster Road between SE Barbara Welch Road to 162nd Avenue on Wednesday, April 29 for from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to remove existing road striping and install rumble strips. Following the single-day closure, from Thursday, April 30 through Friday, May 1, SE Foster Road will be reopened to motor vehicle traffic with flaggers conducting periodic lane closures as crews install new high visibility striping from SE Barbara Welch Road to Jenne Road.

During the full closure of SE Foster Road on Wednesday, April 29, traffic will be detoured via SE Barbara Welch Road to SE Clatsop Street to SE 162nd Avenue.

The traveling public is advised to expect delays, travel cautiously, observe all closures and directions by flaggers, and use alternate routes if possible. Local access to residences and businesses will remain available. Public transit riders should check TriMet.org for service impacts.

This work is weather-dependent, and the schedule may change.

This section of SE Foster Road experiences a higher rate of road departure crashes than other streets in Portland.

Rumble strips are patterns of grooves on a roadway surface that create a physical vibration and audible sound when a vehicle's tires pass over them. This sensory feedback serves as a safety measure to alert drivers, particularly those who are drowsy or distracted, that they are drifting out of their lane of travel. Rumble strips help drivers self-correct their steering, which can prevent crashes, and they are particularly effective at reducing roadway departure crashes and head-on collisions.

This project is funded with approximately $170,000 from the Oregon Department of Transportation's All Roads Transportation Safety Program.