Wilson Avenue Corridor Project Update – November 4, 2022

SAFETY FIRST

Daylight savings ends Sunday, November 6, at 2:00 AM, and clocks will be set back an hour. Here are some tips for driving at dusk. 

  • Visibility is reduced in the dark, meaning less time to react to something ahead. Increase your following distance and adjust your speed. 
  • Remember that some road users, particularly cyclists and pedestrians, might be more challenging to see in the dark. 
  • Be particularly mindful of darkness increasing risk levels between 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM as children make their way home from school and people travel home from work.

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE – Modernization of 9th Street to 15th Street

  • Two-way traffic on Wilson Avenue is expected to open the week of November 7.  
  • Please be prepared for flaggers coordinating traffic control and up to 20-minute delays at the Wilson Avenue and 15th Street intersection.

November 7 through November 11

  • Landscapers will continue placing soil, boulders, rock mulch, and plantings through mid-November. 
  • Crews will be excavating and placing rock for the new pedestrian path. 
  • Rock will be laid for the new pedestrian trail along Wilson Avenue and Ponderosa Park.

An interactive map of closures and detours can be found online at www.bendoregon.gov/traffic.

GENERAL PROJECT NOTES

Please be prepared for flaggers coordinating traffic control and up to 20-minute delays around the intersection of Wilson Avenue and 15th Street. Drivers will have full access, and no significant impacts are anticipated to 15th Street until late February 2023.

  • Access to all area businesses along the construction area will be maintained.
  • Please do not enter the construction zone before, during, or after hours.
  • Daytime work hours are in effect from 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
  • There are many construction projects in the area and throughout the City of Bend. Travel safely. 

PROJECT COMMUNICATIONS

  • Please help us in spreading the word to your clients, customers, and delivery personnel regarding detouring and closures. 
  • EMS, buses, and many other delivery/service providers have been included on this distribution list.
  • Share the project website information (provided below), where others can also sign up for updates.
  • Please contact the project team if you are not the correct contact for your organization or if others need to be included.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

Project Website: www.bendoregon.gov/wilson

Construction Phone Line: (541) 322-9919

Project Contacts

The Wilson Avenue Corridor Project is the first Transportation General Obligation (GO) Bond project approved by voters in 2020. To learn about more projects around Bend included in the GO Bond, visit www.bendoregon.gov/gobond.

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