Weekly Road Report for the Week of November 9 – 15

Veterans Day Parade (special event)

Various road closures in and around downtown (listed below) on Wednesday, November 11.

  • NW Wall Street between NW Newport Avenue and NW Franklin Ave
  • NW Riverside Boulevard between NW Wall Street and NW Galveston Avenue
  • NW Galveston Avenue between NW Tumalo Avenue and NW Harmon Boulevard
  • NW Harmon Boulevard between NW Galveston Avenue and NW Newport Avenue
  • NW Newport Avenue between NW Harmon Boulevard and NW Wall Street

NW Federal Street

NW Federal Street between NW Galveston Avenue and NW Elgin Avenue will have water service installations.
Full closure with detour, November 9 – 25 and November 30 – December 11.

Nels Anderson Road

Nels Anderson Road between Empire Avenue and N Highway 97 will have utility installations.
Northbound lane closure with detour, through December 18.

NW 14th Street

NW 14th Street between NW Newport Avenue and NW Ogden Avenue for water service installations.
Full daytime road closure, through November 13 from 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.

NW Wall Street

NW Wall Street between NW Colorado Avenue and NW Arizona Avenue for service installations.
Single lane closure with lane shift, through November 13 from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

NW Bond Street

NW Bond Street between NW Colorado Avenue and NW Arizona Avenue for utility installations.
Single lane closure with lane shift, through November 13 from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

NE Division Street

NE Division Street between Highway 20 and NW Lakeside Place will have NUID canal restoration.
Full closure with detour through April 5, 2027.

NW Elgin Avenue

NW Elgin Avenue between NW 15th Street and NW 14th Street for a water service installation and paving.
Full road closure with detour, through November 20.

NE Vail Lane

NE Vail Lane between NE 8th Street and NE 6th Street will have infrastructure installations related to a new subdivision.
Full road closure with local access through November 13 from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Franklin Avenue Improvements Project

Franklin Undercrossing Closure

Franklin Avenue undercrossing from Harriman Street to First Street is closed to vehicles until the end of May, temporarily reopening from Thanksgiving Day through New Year’s Day. This temporary closure will allow crews to continue construction of stormwater and transportation improvements, as well as new retaining walls at the undercrossing.

Detour routes include Third Street, Greenwood Avenue and Wall and Bond streets. Olney Avenue and Colorado Avenue will also be fully accessible during the undercrossing closure.

Franklin Avenue Improvements Project

Bend Bikeway Project, SE Area

The Bend Bikeway Project provides safer connections for pedestrians and bicycles traveling between neighborhoods, schools, places of work, parks and trails across town. Improvements will include a new shared use path with work primarily occurring as shoulder work, with intermittent single lane closures and flagging.
Through Fall 2026. Streets affected:

  • SE 9th Street between SE WIlson Avenue and SE Reed Market Road.
  • SE 15th Street between the Larkspur park and Bronzewood Ave.
  • NE Bear Creek Road between NE Alpenview Lane and SE Craven Road.

Bend Bikeway Project

Windsor Drive

Windsor Drive between Brosterhous Road and Woodside Court for a sewer main installation (part of City Septic to Sewer Program).
Full road closure with local access only through mid-November.

King Hezekiah and Fargo Sewer Project

Various Road closures will be required for the installation of new sewer mains. Road closures listed below:

  • SE King Hezekiah Way between SE 15th Street and King Jehu through mid-November.

King Hezekiah and Fargo Sewer Project


Work schedules are dependent on weather conditions and other factors. Always exercise increased caution within construction zones. Drivers should use designated detour routes. Nearby residential streets are for local traffic only.

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:

Transportation and Mobility Department


Contact Information

Alex Pelayo, Project Engineer
541-323-8556, apelayo@bendoregon.gov

For Street Preservation related questions:
Paul Neiswonger, Streets Supervisor
541-317-3035, pneiswonger@bendoregon.gov

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