Ferguson Sewer Improvements Project Update – April 03, 2023

WHAT TO EXPECT DURING CONSTRUCTION

• Noise, dust, and vibrations will occur during construction.
• Please consider traffic delays and allow extra time when planning your commute. Please drive slowly through the construction work zone.
• Although we make every effort to maintain services during construction, you may experience a temporary outage due to an inadvertent occurrence. If you experience an internet outage, for example, please notify me directly so we can ensure it is being remedied.
• School bus stops along Ferguson Road will remain in place. There will be access for bus riders to wait at the stop and to load onto the bus. There will be a flagger on site to assist as needed.
• For those who receive garbage pick-up along Ferguson Road, please take your bins to the edge of your frontage on or the day prior to your garbage pick-up. The contractor will wheel them to the edge of the work zone if they are inaccessible to the garbage service at the end of the work shift.
• For those who receive mail along Ferguson Road, the contractor will temporarily relocate your mailbox if it becomes inaccessible with construction. Mailboxes moved will be placed in their original location following construction.

TRAFFIC CONTROL 

Ferguson Road remains closed to ALL eastbound traffic from just east of Ridgewater Loop to Ladera Road. King Solomon Lane must be accessed from 15^th Street. The closure and detour maps are shown below. Local access to side streets and driveways off Ferguson Road, which do not have a secondary access point, will be maintained during construction. However, access will still be from the westbound traffic direction. ALL traffic within the bounds of the closure is flowing westbound. You may experience minor delays when driving through the construction zone. Please reduce speeds and proceed with caution when driving in the construction zone. We appreciate your ongoing patience. Sign up to get real-time information about major milestones related to traffic closure staging by texting Ferguson to 503-483-5506.

Ferguson Road Eastbound Closure, Stage 1 of 4

Ferguson Road Eastbound Detour, Overview (All Stages)

PROJECT PHOTO

Below is a photo of a partial maintenance hole installation. Excavation around a maintenance hole is much larger than excavation for a pipe due to its larger diameter and the need to install shoring (safety box for the workers) surrounding it. You can see the shoring for both the maintenance hole and pipe in the photo. 

RESOURCES

Project website: www.bendoregon.gov/fergusonsewer

Project Contact:

Alex Doza, PE, DBIA – City of Bend Project Engineer – adoza@bendoregon.gov or 541-323-8595