Work starts this month on new section of Gorge trail

Oregon Department of Transportation sent this bulletin at 02/05/2016 12:17 PM PST

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Feb. 5, 2016

Contact: Don Hamilton, 503-704-7452

Don.B.Hamilton@odot.state.or.us

Construction starting on a new section of

Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail

Construction will begin this month on the new 1.3-mile section of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail from Lindsey Creek to the Starvation Creek Trailhead.

The new trail section is expected to open in late September 2016.

The work will require a single lane closure weekdays in the right lane of eastbound Interstate 84, milepost 53 to 55, near Starvation Creek Trailhead.

The right lane will fully close from 6 a.m. Monday through 6 p.m. Thursday, starting Monday Feb. 8 and continuing through Thursday June 23. No work will take place over the Memorial Day weekend, Friday May 27 to 6 a.m. Tuesday May 31.

The following U.S. Forest Service hiking trails will be closed weekdays 6 a.m. Monday through 6 p.m. Friday, from Feb. 8 through Aug. 31.

  • Trail 413 (Mount. Defiance Trail).
  • Trail 414 (Starvation Ridge Trail).
  • Trail 414A (Starvation Ridge Cutoff Trail).

The trails will be open holiday weekends for Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day, from 6 p.m. Friday through 6 a.m. Tuesday. 

More information about the project can be found at http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/projects/or/lindsey-starvation/.

Of the original 73 miles of the Historic Highway, 63 miles are now open to travel, either by motor vehicle, by foot or by bicycle. Ten miles of improvements are needed to complete the connection between Troutdale and Hood River. Learn more at www.HistoricHighwayStateTrail.org.

Travelers will begin to see additional work on I-84 in the next few months. To learn more about the projects, visit www.I84Construction.org or visit www.TripCheck.com for real-time traffic conditions.

 

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