Southwest Oregon Construction Report for the week of May 25-31, 2025
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 (bid amount) are provided when the information is available.
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.
Open for business: In areas with active construction, blue cones are often used to identify an open business access or driveway.
Know before you go! Visit www.TripCheck.com for road conditions and traffic cameras or dial 5-1-1. Visit the ODOT website at www.oregon.gov/ODOT/ for more information.
COOS COUNTY
No construction impacts are expected on state highways in Coos County this week.
CURRY COUNTY
U.S. 101 (Oregon Coast Highway), MP 288-290, Floras Creek Bridge and Willow Creek Bridge repair ($2.77 million)
This project will repair the U.S. 101 bridges at Floras Creek (MP 288.5) and Willow Creek (MP 290.3) in north Curry County near Langlois. Construction is scheduled for completion in August.
Watch for intermittent lane and shoulder closures through each work zone. Flaggers or automated flagging machines will provide traffic control as needed. Watch for construction vehicles and drive with caution.
U.S. 101 (Oregon Coast Highway), MP 312, Arizona Landslide repair ($18.3 million)
This project will help reduce ground movement at the Arizona Landslide Complex, located 12 miles south of Port Orford, by building a deep shaft that will act as a giant catch basin for the new drainage system. Construction is scheduled for completion in October 2026.
Most work will take place on the west side of the highway. Drivers should watch for construction workers, equipment and vehicles along the shoulder.
U.S. 101 (Oregon Coast Highway), MP 334.2, Anderson Rockfall project ($2.14 million), website
This project installed protective screening to help prevent rocks from falling into the highway travel lanes at milepost 334.2, about four miles south of Gold Beach.
Construction was completed on May 22, three weeks ahead of schedule. No more traffic impacts are expected.
U.S. 101 (Oregon Coast Highway), MP 356.0 - 356.7 (Brookings), Parkview Drive to Lucky Lane ($3.14 million), website
This project will improve bicycle and pedestrian facilities along U.S. 101 between downtown Brookings and Harris Beach State Park by building new sidewalks and ADA ramps, extending the northbound bike lane and adding a pedestrian crossing with flashing lights near Ransom Avenue. Construction is scheduled for completion in September.
Watch for intermittent daytime lane and shoulder closures through the project area. Flaggers will provide traffic control as needed and most delays will be brief. Watch for lane closures on side streets near the work zone.
When sidewalks are closed for construction, alternate pedestrian routes will be provided.
DOUGLAS COUNTY
INTERSTATE 5 (Pacific Highway), MP 109-111, Boomer Hill weigh station repair
This project will replace the northbound weigh in motion sensors for the Boomer Hill weigh station. All work is scheduled for completion by June 30.
Watch for intermittent lane and shoulder closures in both directions. After Memorial Day, traffic will be shifted to the west in both directions with occasional nighttime lane closures. The work zone speed Limit will be reduced to 55 mph.
OREGON 38 (Umpqua Highway), MP 37.2-38.1, Hancock Mountain maintenance paving ($225,000)
This project will pave (grind/inlay) one mile of highway just east of Elkton on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 27-28,. Watch for daytime lane closures through the work zone. Flaggers and pilot cars will provide traffic control. Delays will be under 20 minutes.
OREGON 42 (Coos Bay-Roseburg Highway), MP 72-77 (Winston and Green District), Lookingglass Creek to I-5 paving and safety improvements ($11.97 million), website
This project will resurface a five-mile section of Oregon 42 between Winston and Interstate 5, install a new traffic signal at Rolling Hills Road, add safety features to help reduce crashes through the Green District, and upgrade sidewalk curb ramps to better accommodate wheelchair users and other pedestrians. The project is scheduled for completion in September 2026.
Throughout this spring, watch for construction along Oregon 42 in Winston and near Rolling Hills Road/Grange Road and Landers Avenue.
Watch for intermittent lane and shoulder closures with flaggers near the intersection of Oregon 42 and Abraham Street for construction on a curb ramp.
After Memorial Day, May 26, contractors will return to the Cheetah Intersection (Oregon 42 at Old Oregon 99 South) to rewire the traffic signal and replace the remaining two curb ramps. Watch for lane closures, traffic control devices and flaggers.
Elsewhere, drivers should watch for intermittent lane and shoulder closures through the work zone. Flaggers will provide traffic control as needed. Watch for traffic control devices, construction vehicles, equipment and workers.
Some short lane closures on Oregon 42 may be left in place over weekends to provide alternate pedestrian routes. Some side streets may be closed at the highway during sidewalk construction. Local detours will be available. Drivers should watch for roadside message boards.
When sidewalks are closed for construction, alternate pedestrian routes will be provided.
OREGON 138E (North Umpqua Highway), MP 29-33, Landslide area
Multiple landslides have occurred in the four-mile area east of Susan Creek (MP 29-33). Due to the potential for additional landslides, drive with caution through the area and watch for rock and debris in the roadway.
OREGON 138E (North Umpqua Highway), MP 49, Landslide area
A landslide has occurred along Oregon 138E about ten miles east of Steamboat. Both lanes are open, but drivers are advised to slow down in the area as the lanes are narrow.
STEWART PARK DRIVE (Roseburg), Bridge repair ($4.48 million)
This project will paint and repair the Stewart Park Drive Bridge, which spans the South Umpqua River and is located between Fir Grove Elementary School and the Roseburg VA campus. All work on the steel truss bridge is scheduled to be completed in November.
The bridge is closed to motor vehicles. Drivers are advised to use alternate routes. During construction, the bridge will remain open to pedestrians and bicyclists.
U.S. 101 (Oregon Coast Highway), 211.7, Reedsport pedestrian crossing ($282,000)
This project will install a pedestrian overhead flashing beacon and illumination at the intersection of Juniper Avenue and U.S. 101.
Watch for lane closures in the project area. Flaggers will provide traffic control as needed. The northbound sidewalk will be closed for work. Alternate pedestrian routes will be provided.
JACKSON COUNTY
OREGON 99 (Rogue River Highway), MP 10.8-12.2, Birdseye Creek, Foots Creek and Millers Gulch Bridge replacement project ($11 million), website
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).
Foots Creek Bridge is open to traffic. Expect minor delays and intermittent flagging.
OREGON 99 (Rogue Valley Highway), MP 10.2 to 11, Glenwood to Coleman Creek utility work ($12 million) website
This project will widen Oregon 99 from East Glenwood Road to Coleman Creek Bridge, improving safety, as well as pedestrian and bicycle accessibility. Other improvements include adding streetlights at four intersections, a new drainage system, and several mid-block pedestrian crossings with flashing beacons.
Watch for intermittent lane closures through the work zone, Monday through Friday.
OREGON 99/OREGON 238/OREGON 62 (Medford), Big X Intersection ($15.9 million), website
This project will replace ADA ramps, repair damaged areas of the road, repave the travel lanes, rehabilitate several bridge decks, improve drainage and provide traffic signal upgrades.
Watch for nighttime (9 p.m. to 6 a.m.) lane closures from Sunday night to Friday morning. Expect minor delays.
JOSEPHINE COUNTY
No construction impacts are expected on state highways in Josephine County this week.
For more information:
ODOT projects in Coos, Curry and Douglas counties: Dan Latham, Public Information Officer, 541-817-5200 or Dan.Latham@odot.oregon.gov
ODOT projects in Josephine and Jackson counties: Mary Dillinger, Public Affairs/Community Affairs Specialist, 541-621-3074 or Mary.Dillinger@odot.oregon.gov
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