Drake Pump Station Weekly Update – August 21, 2020

Improvements Continue on the Drake Pump Station

  • K&E Excavating will be performing work on-site tomorrow, Saturday, August 22nd, from approximately 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  • K & E Excavating construction crews will be working on ADA ramps and the new pump station wet well this next week.
  • Active Culture is open during construction.
  • Work hours are from 7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday – Friday.
  • Drake pump station upgrade is scheduled to be completed in November 2020.

A photo of work crews using excavation equipment and safety harnesses at the we well excavation area. The site is surrounded with cones, fencing and barricades.
Above: Note the safety harnesses the construction workers are wearing near the wet well excavation area

A photo looking into the wet well excavation being dug with an excavator's arm extended into the deep trench. There is an excavator bucket in the background and the site is surrounded with barracades, caution tape, cones, and fencing.
Above: This is one of the few places in Bend where excavators were able to dig 30’ before they hit rock

A photo of the curb strip along Riverside Blvd, prepared for new ADA ramps with red and white marking paint and marking stakes. There are a-frame barricade & detour signs setup around the street and sidewalk.
Above: Preparations are being made for new ADA ramps to be installed

  • Please stay out of work zones and away from construction equipment. Excavated areas are considered unsafe for yourself, children, and pets.
  • Walk and bicycle in designated areas only. 
  • Access to the construction area is limited to construction workers.
  • Do not remove barriers or warning signs/warning tape or fencing. 
  • Construction is dependent on weather conditions and other factors.

Visit www.bendoregon.gov/drake-pump-station for current project information and to sign up for project update notifications.

Project Hotline: (541) 207-1491

Travelers can also check in on our interactive Traffic Impact Locations Map online at www.bendoregon.gov/traffic.

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