Weekly Road and Traffic Report for the Week of August 25-31

For the Week of August 25-31:

• Intersection of Ponderosa Street and Atwood Drive for sewer infrastructure work, 3-way flagging of intersection, August 25 - 29.
  
  
• Franklin Avenue between NE 4th Street and NE 8th Street for corridor improvements. Eastbound lane closure with detour, to begin September 2.
  
  
• Bend Beer Run (special event) - The course of the run will occur along various City streets with a few temporary stops with flaggers. Expect delays on Galveston Avenue near Drake Park and the intersection of Shevlin Hixon and SW Allen Road. The special event will take place August 30, between 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
  
  
• Hawthorne Avenue between NW Hill Street and NW Harriman Street for paving for the watermain replacement project, full road closure with local access only, August 25 - September 2, 6:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  
  
• 2025 Street Preservation - Various Streets within Bend will have a Chip seal (listed below). This is a maintenance treatment to prolong roadway longevity. Full street closures with limited local access only during its duration (night time closures, expect delays). August 18 - 26 (weather dependent). Learn more at the Street Preservation webpage.
  • NE Wells Acres between NE Butler Market and SE 27th Street.
  • NW Mt. Washington Drive between Highway 20 and NW Todds Creek.
  • NE 18th Street between Brinson Boulevard and NE Empire Avenue.
  • SE 9th Street between SE Reed Market Road and SE Wilson Avenue.
  • 3rd Street between SE Wilson Avenue and NE Franklin Avenue.
  • 3rd Street between NE Greenwood Avenue and NE Franklin Avenue.
  • NE 27th Street between NE Neff Road and NE Avamere Place.
  • NE 27th Street between Bear Creek Road and NE Avamere Place.
  • Purcell Boulevard/Pettigrew Road between Highway 20 and SE Reed Market Road.
    
    
• SE 9th Street between SE Glenwood Avenue and NE Emerson Avenue for median island construction, center lane closure, July 30 - September 5.
  
  
• SW Industrial Way between SW Bond Street and SW Division Street for street improvements, full road closure with detour, July 9 - September 2.
  
  
• Knott Road between SE 15th Street and Raintree Court for road work, road closed to eastbound traffic with a detour in place, June 30 - August 29.
  
  
• Staats Waterline Project- Replacement of aging water lines, upgraded hydrants and stormwater infrastructure, and pavement restoration along its entirety. Daytime closures of the roadway will occur during daytime hours (7:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.), June 9 - End of August. Street closures listed below.
  • NW Staats Street between NW Florida Avenue and NW Colorado Avenue.
  • NW Kansas Avenue between NW Bond Street and NW Lava Road.
  • NW Georgia Avenue between NW Bond Street and NW Lava Road.
  • NW Florida Avenue between NW Bond Street and NW Lava Road.
  • NW Delaware Avenue between NW Bond Street and NW Lava Road.
    
    
• Bear Creek and 27th Street Improvements Project - This project aims to improve safety and connectivity by creating safer bike and pedestrian routes and constructing a roundabout at a high-crash intersection. Work began June 2nd - Fall 2025.
  • Roundabout construction at the intersection of NE Bear Creek and NE Purcell Boulevard will begin the work, full closure with detour during its duration.
    
    
• NW Crossing Farmers Market (special event) - special event occurring every Saturday May 31 - October 11. Multiple road closures related to event (listed below).
  • NW Crossing Drive between Mount Washington Drive and NW Crossing Drive (Circle).
  • NW John Freemont between NW Ordiway Avenue and NW Fort Clatsop Street.
  • NW Fort Clatsop Street between NW Ordway Avenue and NW John Freemont Street.
    
    
• Olney Pedestrian & Bicycle Improvements - This project will install updated bicycle & pedestrian infrastructure along Olney Avenue and Portland Avenue between the Portland Avenue bridge and Second Street. Replacement sewer and water mains will also be installed with this project. The work began February 3 - Fall 2025. For more information, visit the Olney Pedestrian & Bicycle Improvements Project website. A full intersection closure (with detour) will occur to begin the project with the closed street sections listed below.
  • The intersection of NW Wall Street and NE Olney Avenue is now open to traffic.
  • Olney Avenue (east of NW Wall Street to NE Second Street) will remain closed through Fall 2025.

• Parkwood Court, Westview East and Newberry and Twin Lakes Sewer Project - the City of Bend Septic to Sewer Conversion Program will install public pressure and gravity sewer in these neighborhoods. Road closures began in June:
  • SE Westview Drive - road closed (local traffic only) between SE Admiral Way and SE Hill Ridge Road - June 16th through early August.
  • Twin Lakes Loop - road closed (local traffic only) from East Lake Drive to Newberry Drive - June 19th to September 19th.
  • Newberry Drive - road closed (local traffic only) from Twin Lakes Loop to East Lake Drive - June 19th to September 19th.

• NW Harriman Street between NW Kearney Avenue and NW Greenwood Avenue for infrastructure work associated with the Deschutes County Courthouse, full road closure, began July 24, 2024.

• Intersection of NW Skyline Ranch Road and Skyliners Road for roundabout construction, full road closure with detour, June 16 - September 2.

Future Road Closures:

• NW Union Street between NW Lexington Avenue and NW Milwaukee Avenue for a crane for a tree removal, full road closure with detour, September 15, 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Any road closure not listed within this report, please submit a service request to notify the city of any potentially unpermitted work within City right of way. Please visit the Transportation and Mobility Department to submit.

Contact:

Alex Pelayo, Project Engineer 541-323-8556, [email protected]

For Street Preservation related questions:

Paul Neiswonger, Streets Supervisor 541-317-3035, [email protected]

Closures and detours in Bend are updated weekly at: bendoregon.gov/traffic

Find more information about street operations at: bendoregon.gov/streetpreservation

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