For the Week of October 4 – 13

• Bend Fall Festival (special event) - Event taking place Friday, Oct. 4 through Sunday, Oct. 6 at 5 p.m. Various Road closures in Downtown Bend:
  • Wall Street between Franklin Avenue and Greenwood Avenue.
  • Oregon Avenue between Brooks Street and Lava Road.
  • Minnesota Avenue between Wall Street and Lava Road.

• Pettigrew Road between Woodhaven Avenue and Pinehaven Avenue for water service installations, single lane closure with flagging, Oct. 9 – 11, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

• Brosterhous Road between SE Third Street and Alstrup Road for infrastructure improvements, single lane closures with lane shifts, Sept. 24 - Oct. 22.

• SE Daly Estates Drive between SE Capella Place and SE Reed Market Road for a sewer main installation, full road closure with local access only, Sept. 9 – Oct. 18.

• SW Century Drive between SW Simpson Avenue and SW Colorado Avenue for a mini roundabout construction, full road closure with detour, Sept. 9 - Nov. 15.

• Awbrey Butte Waterline Improvements Project, Phase 2 – This project will provide water distribution system upgrades to the Awbrey Butte area with eight interrelated water improvement subprojects. For more information, visit the Awbrey Butte Waterline Improvements Project website.
  • Saginaw Avenue from West Hills Avenue to Juniper Street: Intermittent Closure under flagging.
  • Trenton Avenue from Juniper Street to 12th Street: Intermittent closures under flagging.
  • Portland Avenue from Awbrey Road to Steidl Road: Single Lane closure under flaggers for franchise utility (GAS) work.

• Midtown Crossing Project (Second Street work) - A multiphase project that will replace the water main from Greenwood Avenue to Franklin Avenue in preparation for the full reconstruction occurring next spring. Phase 1 occurs from Aug. 15 – Oct. 15. Road closures with local access will occur in its entirety. Current road section work listed below. For more information, visit the Midtown Crossings Project webpage.
  • Second Street between Greenwood Avenue and NE Hawthorne Avenue.

• 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.

• NW Crossing Farmers Market – Special event occurring every Saturday June 1 – Oct. 12. Multiple road closures related to event (listed below).
  • NW Crossing Drive between Mount Washington Drive and NW Crossing Drive (Circle).
  • NW John Freemont Street between NW Ordiway Avenue and NW Fort Clatsop Street.
  • NW Fort Clatsop Street between NW Ordway Avenue and NW John Freemont Street.

• Silver Sage Sewer Project – The yearly project includes installing gravity sewer mains and sewer laterals to allow properties to decommission their septic systems and connect to the public sewer system. Silver Sage Street, Benham Road between Murphy Road and Rae Road, Concho Street, Loy Lane and the North-end of Tapadera Street will be closed with tentative plans for reopening in mid-October 2024. Project began May 1, 2024. For more information, visit the Silver Sage Sewer Project webpage.

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:

Deedee Fraley, Assistant City Engineer

541-385-6199, dfraley@bendoregon.gov

For Street Preservation related questions:

Paul Neiswonger, Streets Supervisor

541-317-3035, pneiswonger@bendoregon.gov

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

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