Inner Eastside Traffic Look Ahead – Sunday, January 17 thru Sunday, January, 24, 2010
Following are expected traffic impacts from construction in the Inner Eastside for the coming week.
(Streets are sorted by travel direction, then alphabetically and numerically.)
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EAST – WEST streets :
SE Ankeny St – SE 13th to SE 16th, no through traffic: Now thru February 2010
During sewer pipe work SE Ankeny between SE 13th and 16th will be closed to through traffic during work hours, but open for local access only. Bikes will be detoured to SE Ash Street . ( Oak Basin Sewer Project)
NE Broadway St – NE Grand to N Williams, lane closures: January 18 – 22
Water line work is being performed. Expect lane closures and traffic delays. ( Portland Streetcar Loop Project)
E Burnside St – 17th to 22nd, lane closures: Now thru May 2010
Sewer line work is underway. Expect delays due to lane closures as traffic is reduced to one lane in each direction. ( Oak Basin Sewer Project)
NE Couch St – NE 6th to NE MLK Blvd, no through traffic and/or road closed: January 18 – 20
Roadway construction. Street will be limited to Local Access Only and/or closed. Expect detours. (Burnside / Couch Couplet Project)
NE Couch St – NE 17th to NE 20th, no through traffic: Now thru March 2010
Replacement sewer work is underway. These blocks will be closed to through traffic with Local Access Only during work hours (7:00am-6:00pm) and parking may be temporarily restricted or removed. ( Oak Basin Sewer Project)
NE Hassalo St – at NE Grand, lane closures: January 18 – 22
Gas main line work is being performed. Expect lane closures and traffic delays. (NW Natural Gas)
NE Lloyd Blvd – NE Grand to NE 9th, lane closure: Now thru December 2011
One eastbound travel lane will be closed all hours for Portland Streetcar rail line staging and storage. ( Portland Streetcar Loop Project)
NE Weidler St – NE MLK to NE Grand, lane closures: January 18 – 22
Gas main line work is being performed. Expect lane closures and traffic delays. (NW Natural Gas)
NE Weidler St – at NE Ross, lane closures: January 19 – 29
Sewer work is being performed. Expect lane closures and traffic delays. ( Portland Streetcar Loop Project)
NE Weidler St – at NE Wheeler, lane closures: January 18 – 22
Gas main line work is being performed. Expect lane closures and traffic delays. (NW Natural Gas)
SE Pine St – SE 10th to SE 17th, lane closures: Now thru March 2010
A sewer line is being constructed. Expect traffic delays due to lane closures. There will be no through traffic from 10th to 11th Avenue during work hours, except for local access. ( Oak Basin Sewer Project)
Eastbound access to I-84 from Burnside Bridge: Ongoing Detour
Eastbound traffic traveling to I-84 from the Burnside Bridge will be detoured east on E Burnside, south on 6th, west on Stark, and north on Grand for northbound traffic to I-84. This detour will be in place during construction of NE Couch couplet segment of improvements. (Burnside / Couch Couplet Project)
NORTH – SOUTH streets :
SE/NE Grand Ave – SE Ash to NE Everett, lane closures: January 18 – 22
Paving and water infrastructure work is being done. Expect lane closures and traffic delays. ( Portland Streetcar Loop Project)
NE Grand Ave – NE Lloyd to NE Clackamas, lane closures: January 18 – 29
Sewer, utility and water line work is underway. Expect traffic delays due to lane closures. Sewer work will include Saturdays. ( Portland Streetcar Loop Project)
NE MLK Blvd – at Davis, lane closures: January 20 – 22
Utility work is being performed. Expect lane closures and traffic delays. ( Portland Streetcar Loop Project)
SE MLK Blvd – at SE Market, lane closures: Now thru January 22
Water infrastructure work is being done. Expect lane closures and traffic delays. ( Portland Streetcar Loop Project)
SE MLK Blvd – at SE Pine, lane closures: January 18 – 28
Sewer work is being performed. Expect lane closures and traffic delays. ( Portland Streetcar Loop Project)
SE MLK Blvd – at SE Stark, lane closures: January 18 – 21
Utility work is being performed. Expect lane closures and traffic delays. ( Portland Streetcar Loop Project)
SE MLK Blvd – SE Washington to SE Alder, lane closures: January 4 – 30
Sewer work is being performed. Expect lane closures and traffic delays. ( Portland Streetcar Loop Project)
SE 10th Ave & SE Oak St, intersection closed: Now thru November 2010
The SE 10th and Oak Drop Shaft sewer crews are excavating the shaft. The intersection will be closed in all directions. Traffic will be detoured around the intersection. ( Oak Basin Sewer Project)
SE 13th Ave – SE Ankeny to SE Pine, lane closures: Now thru March 2010
Main sewer line pipe is being installed. Expect traffic delays due to lane closures. ( Oak Basin Sewer Project)
NE 14th Ave – Burnside to NE Sandy, road closed: January 18 – 21
Roadway construction. Street will be closed. Expect detours. (Burnside / Couch Couplet Project)
NE 17th Ave – E Burnside to NE Couch, lane reductions: Now thru January 30
Mainline sewer work and paving is being performed. Expect traffic delays due to reduced travel lanes. ( Oak Basin Sewer Project)
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The above information from Portland Bureau of Transportation’s “Keep Portland Moving†is expected traffic conditions for the coming week that was prepared on January 15, 2010 and is based on currently known construction traffic control plans. It is subject to change due to weather and/or other unforeseeable conditions.
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Prepared by Will Stevens, Inner Eastside Keep Portland Moving, 503-823-2267
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