Simpson Ave. /Mt. Washington Drive intersection closing

The intersection of Simpson Ave. and Mt. Washington Dr. will be closed to traffic starting Tuesday morning, June 26 and continuing through October 2012. Closure is required for the construction of a new roundabout. Work will be performed by local contractor Jack Robinson & Sons. A signed detour route will be in place; through traffic will use portions of SW Century Dr., SW 14th St., NW Galveston Ave., and Skyliners Rd. to avoid the construction zone.

The Simpson Ave. /Mt. Washington Dr. 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.