Public meetings for new roundabouts at 18th St./ Empire Ave. and Brookswood Blvd./ Powers Rd.

The City of Bend is holding two pre-construction open houses for new roundabouts planned at 18th St. and Empire Ave. and Brookswood Blvd. and Powers Rd. The meetings will take place on consecutive nights. No formal presentation is planned; the public is invited to drop in at any time.

• 18th and Empire – Tuesday, June 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Skyview Middle School, 63555 NE 18th St.

• Brookswood and Powers – Wednesday, June 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at Bend City Hall, 710 NW Wall St.

Construction of both roundabouts is scheduled to begin in mid-July and continue through October. Signed, temporary detour routes will be in place during that time to allow the contractors full access to the construction areas. Both projects are being funded from the 2011 transportation General Obligation (G.O.) Bond program. The total project cost for each is around $3 million.

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. Construction will take place through 2014.

For more information, visit www.bendoregon.gov/GOBond.