Southwest Oregon Construction Report for the week of Dec. 3-9, 2023
The following report includes ODOT highways in Josephine, Jackson, Coos, Curry and Douglas counties. Projects are listed in the following order: highway, location, project name. Project construction costs are added in parenthesis as appropriate.
Pedestrian routes: Where traffic is routed through or around a work zone, pedestrians, including those with disabilities, will also be provided routes through or around the work zone.
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COOS COUNTY
OREGON 540 (Cape Arago Highway/Virginia Ave), MP 0.6 (North Bend), ADA curb ramp replacement ($300,000)
This project will improve safety and ease of travel for pedestrians in North Bend by upgrading the sidewalk curb ramps at the intersection of Virginia Avenue (Oregon 540) and Marion Avenue. The new curb ramps will comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. All work is scheduled to be completed by Dec. 31.
Watch for intermittent lane and shoulder closures on Oregon 540 near the North Bend Safeway. Alternate routes will be identified for pedestrians during sidewalk construction.
U.S. 101 (Oregon Coast Highway), MP 234.5-241.5, Coos Bay-North Bend ADA curb ramp replacement ($3.4 million)
This project will replace ADA sidewalk curb ramps at 35 intersections in the Coos Bay and North Bend area. Most curb ramps are along U.S. 101, but two are in the Bunker Hill area of Oregon 241 (Coos River Highway, MP 0.2-0.6) and one is in Charleston on Oregon 540 (Cape Arago Highway, MP 8.2). (See project website.)
Watch for intermittent lane and shoulder closures throughout the work zone. Watch for workers and construction equipment and vehicles. When sidewalks are closed for construction, alternate pedestrian routes will be provided.
U.S. 101 (Oregon Coast Highway), MP 274.0-274.1 (Bandon), ADA curb ramp replacement ($4.2 million)
This project will improve safety for pedestrians in Bandon by bringing several highway curb ramps around the entrance to Old Town Bandon and Chicago Ave SE into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The project also will replace ADA sidewalk ramps in Reedsport, Gardiner, Elkton and Drain.
Watch for intermittent lane and shoulder closures along U.S. 101 in the vicinity of the entrance to Old Town Bandon. Alternate routes will be identified for pedestrians during sidewalk construction.
CURRY COUNTY
U.S. 101 (Oregon Coast Highway), MP 300-301 (Port Orford), Garrison Slough to Cemetery Loop Road paving and pedestrian improvements ($4.35 million)
This project will pave U.S. 101 through Port Orford, replace ADA curb ramps at 15 intersections and make other safety improvements.
Watch for construction along U.S. 101 through Port Orford. This work will involve shoulder closures and intermittent flagging.
U.S. 101 (Oregon Coast Highway), MP 304.1, Landslide repair
Watch for intermittent lane closures at milepost 304.1, north of Retz Creek. Construction will likely begin in early December on a project will rebuild the slope on the southbound side of the roadway. All work is expected to be completed by the end of February.
DOUGLAS COUNTY
INTERSTATE 5 (Pacific Highway), Exit 125, Northbound off-ramp at Garden Valley Blvd. ($2.4 million)
This project will improve safety and ease congestion at Exit 125 (Garden Valley) by adding a dedicated right-turn lane to the northbound off-ramp. The project will also replace the traffic signal poles and hardware, install new push-button pedestrian beacons, upgrade sidewalks and ADA curb ramps, and repave the off-ramp and intersection. All work is scheduled to be completed in June 2024. (See project website.)
Construction is scheduled for 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., Sunday night to Friday morning. Watch for nighttime lane and shoulder closures on the northbound I-5 off-ramp, Garden Valley Blvd. and Mulholland Drive. Watch for construction workers and vehicles through the work zone.
OREGON 38 (Umpqua Highway), MP 16, Scottsburg Bridge replacement ($39.5 million)
Construction is mostly complete. Watch for intermittent lane and shoulder closures while the contractor cleans up the work zone.
OREGON 38 (Umpqua Highway), MP 35-36 and MP 50-51 (Elkton and Drain), ADA curb ramp replacement ($4.2 million)
This project will improve safety for pedestrians by bringing several highway curb ramps along Oregon 38 in Elkton and Drain into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The project also will replace ADA sidewalk ramps in Bandon, Gardiner and Reedsport.
Watch for intermittent lane and shoulder closures along Oregon 38 due to sidewalk construction.
OREGON 99 (Oakland-Shady Highway/NE 1st Street), Oakland Bridge replacement ($22.6 million for two-bridge bundle)
This two-year project will replace the 1925 Oakland Bridge on Oregon 99 (NE 1st Street) at the north end of Oakland. The bridge will be built on a new alignment, just north of the existing bridge. This project is part of a two-bridge bundle that also includes replacing a bridge in the Melrose area west of Roseburg.
Watch for intermittent lane and shoulder closures. Flaggers will provide traffic control as needed and most delays will be brief.
OREGON 138E (North Umpqua Highway), MP 17.9 (Glide), Lone Rock Bridge repairs ($3.8 million)
This project will increase the vertical clearance of Lone Rock Bridge, paint the steel truss, repair concrete sections of the bridge, and replace the driving surface. This two-bridge project will also repair Dodge Bridge on Oregon 234 in Jackson County.
Most construction has been completed. Watch for intermittent lane closures in December as contractors apply permanent striping to the roadway of the bridge.
OREGON 138W (Elkton-Sutherlin Highway), MP 0-13, Culverts Repair Project ($450,000)
This project will repair and replace culverts along Oregon 138 West between Elkton and Tyee Road.
Watch for intermittent lane and shoulder closures. Flaggers will provide traffic control as needed. Motorists should watch for construction vehicles entering and exiting the work area.
U.S. 101 (Oregon Coast Highway), MP 211.7-213.2 (Reedsport), ADA curb ramp replacement ($4.2 million)
This project will improve safety for pedestrians in Reedsport by bringing several highway curb ramps along U.S. 101 and Frontage Road into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The project also will replace ADA sidewalk ramps in Bandon, Gardiner, Elkton and Drain.
In Reedsport, watch for daytime lane and shoulder closures along U.S. 101 north of Schofield Creek. In the southern part of Reedsport (U.S. 101 south of Schofield Creek) watch for on-street parking closures and bicycle lane closures. Watch for intermittent lane closures on Frontage Road.
MELROSE ROAD (Douglas County Road 167), Conn-Ford Bridge replacement ($22.6 million for two-bridge bundle)
This two-year project will replace the 1964 Conn-Ford Bridge, which spans the south Umpqua River on Melrose Road about one mile west of Roseburg. This project is part of a two-bridge bundle that also includes replacing a bridge in Oakland.
Melrose Road traffic will use a bypass bridge at the South Umpqua River until 2024. Motorists should slow down and drive with caution due to curves at both ends of the bridge and a traffic signal at the east end.
Watch for construction vehicles entering and exiting the travel lanes.
JACKSON COUNTY
INTERSTATE 5 (Pacific Highway), MP 11-19, North and south Ashland paving ($9 million)
Watch for intermittent nighttime lane closures, Sunday through Thursday nights, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., for final cleanup work. The nighttime speed limit through the work zone will be 50 mph.
The project will repave this section of I-5, apply new permanent striping, and install new safety rumble strips on the shoulders. Construction will also address ramps at Exits 11, 14 and 19, as well as the Ashland Port of Entry.
INTERSTATE 5 (Pacific Highway), MP 45.5, Bridge repair
This project will repair the northbound I-5 bridge over Hwy 99 (Rogue River Highway) at milepost 45.5, three miles east of Rogue River, which was damaged by an over height load.
Watch for intermittent lane closures on Hwy 99 under the bridge. Motorists should expect delays of less than 20 minutes. Repair work may require intermittent closures of the northbound on-ramp at Exit 45A (Homestead). All work is scheduled to be completed by mid-December.
OREGON 66 (Green Springs Highway) over CORP railroad tracks, MP 0.7 (Ashland), Bridge deck rehabilitation ($2.7 million)
Watch intermittent lane closures. An ODOT contractor is rehabilitating the bridge deck for future use. Watch for workers and traffic control signs.
OREGON 66 (Green Springs Highway), MP 0.9 to MP 1.2, Washington Street and YMCA Way ($300,000)
This project will install new mid-block crossings with median refuge islands next to Washington Street and YMCA Way. Construction is nearly complete. Watch for intermittent lane and shoulder closures as workers clean up the work zone.
OREGON 99 (Rogue River Highway), MP 10.8-12.2, Birdseye Creek, Foots Creek and Millers Gulch Bridge replacement project ($11 million)
This project will replace three 1920s-era bridges on Rogue River Highway with structures that are better able to withstand earthquakes. The bridges are located east of the city of Rogue River at Birdseye Creek (MP 10.8), Foots Creek (MP 11.4), and Millers Gulch (MP 12.2). Most bridge construction will take place in 2024.
Before the end of 2023, contractors plan to close the highway for three days at each bridge location to prepare the work zones. Watch for upcoming closures at Foots Creek (Dec. 4-7) and Birdseye Creek (Dec. 11-14). Interstate 5 will be available as an alternate route. Motorists should watch for construction and detour signs.
OREGON 99 (Rogue Valley Highway), MP 10.2 to 11, Glenwood to Coleman Creek utility work
Watch for possible single-lane traffic, Monday through Friday, as utilities are relocating their lines, wires and pipes out of the right of way for a 2024 improvement project.
JOSEPHINE COUNTY
INTERSTATE 5 (Pacific Highway), MP 57.5 (north Grants Pass), Hillcrest Drive Bridge seismic improvements and retrofitting ($5 million)
The Hillcrest Drive undercrossing is closed until early spring for additional seismic bridge strengthening. During the closure, use alternate routes.
U.S. 199 (Redwood Highway), MP 6.5-41.7, Applegate River to California border safety improvements ($6.7 million)
This project will pave the highway between Cave Junction and O’Brien (MP 29.4-36). The project will also add center-line and shoulder rumble strips and install new speed-feedback signs for traffic approaching Selma and Kerby.
No work is scheduled for the rest of the year. Construction will resume next spring or summer as the contractor completes the chip seal portion of the project between O’Brien and the California border (MP 36.0-41.7).
For more information:
Dan Latham, ODOT Public Information: 541-817-5200 or Dan.Latham@odot.oregon.gov
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