18th St. /Empire Ave. intersection closing for roundabout construction
The intersection of 18th St. and Empire Ave. will be closed to traffic starting in the morning on Wednesday, July 11 and continuing through November 2012. Closure is required for the construction of a new roundabout. Work will be performed by local contractor Knife River Corp. NW. A signed detour route will be in place; through traffic will use NE Purcell Blvd., Butler Market Rd., Brinson Blvd., Boyd Acres Rd., and Morningstar Dr. to avoid the construction zone.
The 18th St. /Empire Ave. roundabout is one of the three roundabout projects being constructed this summer. Funding is provided by the 2011 transportation General Obligation (G.O.) Bond program.
The G.O. Bond program is a voter-approved package of street and intersection improvements located throughout the city. The bond measure authorized $30 million for eight separate projects which were selected based on known safety and congestion issues, geographic location, and the opportunity to provide local construction jobs.
For more information, visit www.bendoregon.gov/GOBond.
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