Awbrey Butte Waterline Project Update – April 17, 2023

The Awbrey Butte Waterline Improvement Project will improve Bend’s ability to deliver water across the City and increase the system’s resiliency and reliability by installing approximately 4.25 miles of pipeline.

You are invited to an informational meeting on May 9 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. to learn about the upcoming construction of Phase 1 for the Awbrey Butte Waterline Improvement Project. Phase 1 improvements will begin in June and be constructed in stages through the winter of 2023 to minimize traffic impacts. In advance of construction activities in your neighborhood, residents will receive a more detailed notification with specific information regarding construction impacts.

PHASE 1 CONSTRUCTION

Upcoming Activity

The map to the right shows the Cascade Natural Gas relocation work area beginning of week of April 24 through the end of May 2023. Motorists should expect single lane closures. Access to all area businesses and residences will be maintained.

Portland Avenue roadway improvements will be built as a synergy project concurrent with the Awbrey Butte Distribution Improvement Project. Safety, traffic calming, and multimodal connectivity improvements along the Portland Avenue corridor are currently being evaluated and are in the planning phase. The design of potential improvements along the corridor will begin this spring. The City plans to hold an in-person meeting to share potential alternatives and get input from the community this summer.

The City is committed to keeping neighbors informed throughout the project through the project website, public informational meetings, mailings, emails, and door hangers. In advance of construction activities in your neighborhood, residents will receive a more detailed notification with specific information regarding construction impacts. For more information, contact the project team at awbreywaterline@bendoregon.gov.

You may also monitor current and upcoming detours and closures at www.bendoregon.gov/traffic.

Project Map – subject to change

Additional information and Subproject details for the Awbrey Butte Waterline Improvement Project can be found at www.bendoregon.gov/awbrey-waterline.

TENTATIVE PROJECT SCHEDULE

The project design and construction will be completed in phases. The schedule below will be updated as more information becomes available and is subject to change. This project is utilizing an alternative delivery method known as Progressive Design-Build, which includes selecting the contractor and engineer simultaneously. Therefore, some of the design will overlap with portions of construction throughout the project. Individual properties may not be impacted for the entire duration of the construction schedules presented below.

• Subprojects 1, 3, 4, 5, & 6: September 2022 – fall 2023
• Subprojects 2, 7, 8, & 9: November 2022 – spring 2024

• Subproject 1: June 2023 – October 2023
• Subproject 2: early 2024 – late 2024
• Subproject 3: September 2023 – October 2023
• Subproject 4: November 2023 – December 2023
• Subproject 5: November 2023 – March 2024
• Subproject 6: October 2023 – November 2023
• Subproject 7: early 2024 – fall 2024
• Subproject 8: early 2024 – winter 2025
• Subproject 9: early 2024 – fall 2024

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?