OR Hwy. 86 in Baker County to receive guardrail upgrades this summer

Date: April 4, 2017                                                                                        NR number: 17040415

For more information: Tom Strandberg - (541) 963-1330

 

OR Hwy. 86 in Baker County to receive guardrail upgrades this year

BAKER CITY, Ore. - Contractors working for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will be upgrading several sections of guardrail along the Baker – Copperfield Highway (Oregon Highway 86) this summer. The estimated $470,000 project will replace aging guardrail located between Flagstaff Hill at mile post 4.95 and mile point 31.33, about nine miles west of Richland. During guardrail replacement work travelers can expect lane restrictions, flaggers and/or pilot cars with up to 20-minute delays at times. Motorists are reminded to watch for road work signs and be mindful of crews and equipment throughout the highway construction season. Additional media notices will be issues prior to construction activities. The contract for the work will be bid in late May, with construction expected to begin this summer. All work is scheduled to be completed by the end of the year.

 

“Some older guardrail sections have not been updated since the 1950’s and no longer meet current standards,” said ODOT Project Leader Sean Maloney. “The changes will create a safer, more efficient roadway for this important highway in Baker County.”

 

This project is the third phase of guardrail replacement along the route located in east Baker County. A fourth and final phase of guardrail upgrades to complete the work on this 70-mile-long route will be scheduled in the future, as funding becomes available.

 

For more information contact ODOT Public Information Officer Tom Strandberg at 541-963-1330, thomas.m.strandberg@odot.state.or.us .

 

 

SEE ATTACHED PROJECT INFORMATION PAPER

 

• OR86+Guardrail+Upgrades2017+Fact+Sheet.pdf