Woodburn Safe Routes to School Project to start this summer 

A safer route for pedestrians

Have you heard about the upcoming safety improvements for students and other pedestrians near OR 214 and N Front Street?

Funded by the Safe Routes to School program, we're working with the City of Woodburn to add:

• A pedestrian crossing near the OR 214 on and off-ramp from N Front Street.
• A protected walkway along N Front Street, with lighting improvements.

When construction starts, you can expect:

• Crews working Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• The N Front Street connector ramp to OR 214 to close to all semi truck traffic during short portions of the project. 
• Temporary width restriction to 11.5 feet on both directions of OR 214 near the N Front Street connector ramp.
• Traffic along N Front Street to shift slightly through the work zone. 
• Construction noise and delays.

Semi trucks and wider loads need to detour around the work zone

Drivers can get around the N Front Street ramp restriction by following one of our detours:

• Eastbound OR 214 traffic can turn right at Pacific Highway, right onto Young Street and right onto N Front Street. 
• Westbound OR 214 traffic can turn right to Boones Ferry Road, right onto Crosby Road and right onto N Front Street. 
• Northbound traffic on N Front Street can turn left onto Crosby Road NE, left onto Boones Ferry Road and right onto OR 214. 
• Southbound traffic on N Front Street can turn left onto Young Street, left onto Pacific Highway and left onto OR 214.

Oversized loads that are wider than 16-feet cannot use the detours

Instead:

• On weekdays, unannounced loads can be accommodated with minimal delay.
• On evenings and weekends, accommodations are a case-by-case basis with 24-hours advanced notice.

Check out what we're building in and around your community

See what else is being constructed on the roads around your community by visiting our webpage. You can explore our interactive map to see what we're working on!

Pay attention in the work zone, slow down and move over – imagine this is where you work! Always drive safely, watch for construction signs and workers. 

Remember that fines double in all Oregon work zones, whether workers and signs are present or not.

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