Wilson Avenue Corridor Project Update – December 15, 2023

SAFETY FIRST

The three P’s of safe winter driving:

• PREPARE for the trip
• PROTECT yourself
• PREVENT crashes on the road.

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE: Week of December 18 – December 22

STAGE 2 Improvements: Second Street to Fourth Street

• Crews will continue installation of stormwater infrastructure on the northside of Wilson Avenue between 2nd and 3rd Street.
• Landscape work will continue on the east side of Wilson Avenue.

Stage 2 Improvements Include

• Safer connections for pedestrians and bicyclists at the intersection of Wilson Avenue and Second Street.
• Upgraded signal and protected intersection design for bikes at the intersection of Third Street and Wilson Avenue.
• Infrastructure improvements, including the replacement of aging waterlines and installation of stormwater infrastructure.
• Westbound Wilson Avenue is closed to all traffic between Ninth Street and Hill Street.

Road Closure 

• Westbound Wilson Avenue is closed to all traffic between Ninth Street and Hill Street. 
• The Third Street southbound left turn lane at the intersection of Wilson Avenue is closed.

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GENERAL PROJECT NOTES 

• 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 a.m. – 6 p.m. 
• There are many construction projects in the area and throughout the City of Bend. Travel safely.

PROJECT COMMUNICATIONS

• EMS, buses and other delivery/service providers have been included on this distribution list.
• Share the website information where others can also sign up for updates at bendoregon.gov/wilson

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

• Construction Phone Line: (541) 322-9919
• Project website: bendoregon.gov/wilson
• Project Contacts:
  • Sinclair Burr – PE, Project Manager
  • ShanRae Hawkins – Project Public Involvement Coordinator

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 bendoregon.gov/gobond.