01-01-R2  

January 2, 2014  

ODOT PIO, Rick Little

541-726-2442

Email at: richard.little@odot.state.or.us                                                                                                                                                   

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ODOT: www.oregon.gov/odot/

 

Lane County State Highway Construction

January 6-10, 2014

 

EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD

I-5 Willamette River Bridge – Bundle 220

(I-5 milepost 192.8 in Eugene/Springfield)

Project summary: Replace the Interstate 5 Bridge over the Willamette River between Eugene and Springfield. Contractors have completed construction of the new bridges. The Patterson Slough Bridges are also complete. Construction continues on the bike-ped viaduct along Franklin Boulevard and the northbound Whilamut Passage Bridge.

 

Southbound I-5 and the Franklin Boulevard on-ramp (milepost 192.8): No work is planned this week.

Northbound I-5 at the Franklin Boulevard exit (milepost 192.8): No work is planned this week.

Laurel Hill Valley Neighborhood: The northbound I-5 Franklin Boulevard off-ramp (exit 192) is open from Riverview Street to Franklin Boulevard. Watch for roadside work crews and equipment. Please drive carefully through the work zone.

Franklin Boulevard under I-5: Watch for roadside work crews and construction vehicles entering and exiting the travel lanes from the roadway shoulder and at the intersection of Franklin Boulevard and Jenkins Drive. Please drive carefully and obey all construction signs and flagger instructions.

Interstate 5 (between mileposts 192.0 and 193.5): Please drive carefully through this active work zone. Watch for temporary traffic signs, roadside work crews and equipment around the clock.

Alton Baker Park and Whilamut Natural Area users: North Walnut Road and the North Bank Path are open. Detour paths are being removed. Watch for workers and equipment. Flaggers will assist path users. Please obey all flagger instructions.

 

 

 

I-5 Beltline Interchange – Unit 3

Project Summary:  

This project will rebuild the interchange at Interstate 5 and Randy Pape’ Beltline Highway to meet modern design and safety standards. State funds from the Jobs and Transportation Act will build:

 

• A new I-5 southbound to westbound Beltline off-ramp.
• A new I-5 southbound to eastbound Beltline off-ramp.
• A new westbound Beltline to southbound I-5 on-ramp
• A new Beltline Bridge over I-5
• And base construction and structures for a new multi-use path to connect south of the interchange to north of the interchange. The path will open upon completion of Unit 4 scheduled to be constructed in 2016.

This is a two year project. Construction of Unit 3 is scheduled to be completed by November 2014.

Remarks:

I-5 northbound

Beginning at 7 p.m. and continuing until 5 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday, January 6 and 7, the northbound Interstate 5 on-ramp from eastbound Beltline will be closed.  In addition, northbound I-5 traffic will be restricted to a single lane which will be diverted in the construction zone.

 

During this period, eastbound Beltline motorists will access northbound I-5 by traveling east on Beltline to Gateway St., then north to Game Farm Road, then west to Coburg Road, then north to Pearl Street, Coburg, then east to I-5.

 

The northbound I-5 lane diversion should not result in any significant delay on I-5.

 

I-5 southbound

Beginning at 7 p.m. and continuing until 5 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, January 8 & 9, the southbound I-5 on-ramp from westbound Beltline will be closed. In addition, southbound I-5 traffic will be diverted in the construction zone.

 

During this period, westbound Beltline motorists will access I-5 southbound by traveling west to the Coburg Road exit, then left, under the highway to the eastbound Beltline on-ramp, then east to the southbound I-5 on-ramp.

(Steve Templin, Assistant Project Manager, 541-744-8080)

 

 

 OR 126-Springfield Paving and Cable Median Barrier

OR 126 (Officer Chris Kilcullen Memorial Hwy), from just east of I-5 to Main Street, Springfield (MP 3.80 to MP 9.97)

Contract amount: $4.31 million.

Project Summary: This project will preserve the existing highway by grinding and replacing two inches of asphalt in most areas and reconstructing the eastbound portions of the 42^nd Street interchange. The project will also improve safety by constructing cable median barrier between Mohawk Blvd. and East Main Street (MP 6.24-9.97).

Remarks: Minor work will occur from January 6th to January 10th. Work will occur on the shoulders but some equipment will be parked adjacent to the road and will require shoulder closures and a few lane closures. Lane closures will not require any lane restrictions. Motorists can expect lane closures at night and during off-peak hours of the day.

Motorists should monitor www.tripcheck.com and www.keepusmoving.info for the latest closure information.

(Brad Larsen 541-762-2108)

 

LANE COUNTY

OR 58: Salt Creek Tunnel and Half Viaduct

OR 58 (Willamette Hwy) Milepost 56 Contract amount: $9.4 Million.

Project Summary: Built in 1939, the tunnel needs serious repair and the adjacent west half viaduct and the three east viaducts are failing and need to be replaced. The OR 58: Salt Creek Tunnel and Half-Viaduct project will:

         Replace the half viaduct west of the tunnel

         Replace the three half viaducts east of the tunnel

         Repair the tunnel liner

         Lower the tunnel floor     

Construction will continue in 2014.

Remarks:   The project is in winter season mode with no lane closures and both lanes open for traffic at all times. Work and lane closures will resume in the spring when weather permits. Check the project website www.58tunnel.com and www.Tripcheck.com for project information and closure information.

(Chuck Lemos, Project Manager, 541-744-8080)

 OR 58: M.P 51.6 Slide Repair

OR 58 Willamette Highway

Contract amount: $0.5 million.

Project Summary: This project installs a retaining wall and rip rap slope to repair a embankment failure along Salt Cr. The project requires that part of the east bound lane be excavated to build the wall structure.

Remarks: The project is stopped for the winter season. Next spring, some pavement replacement and stripe replacement will take place. Please watch for flaggers and trucks entering and leaving the work area.  

(Chuck Lemos, Project Manager, 541-744-8080)

 

OR99 @ 4^th St. & Main St. (Cottage Grove)

East Main St. and 9^th Street (OR 99) MP 14.69-MP 14.86; Contract Amount: $1.697 Million

Project Summary: This project will realign the intersection of East Main and OR 99 to improve safety, construct streetscape enhancements, improve bike and pedestrian facilities and upgrade and improve traffic signals at 4^th and at East Main and OR 99. In addition, a new water main will be constructed for the City of Cottage Grove.

Remarks:   The project is essentially complete except for some minor work on curbs and plantings.  Watch for construction vehicles in the project limits but significant traffic impacts are no longer anticipated.

Rick Little, ODOT PIO, 541-726-2442

 

US 101: Cape Creek Bridge Rail Retrofit 

US 101, MP 178.9, Lane County; Contract amount: $2.16 million

PROJECT SUMMARY: The historic Cape Creek Bridge has a deteriorating bridge railing that does not meet modern safety standards, and has several areas with exposed reinforcement and inserts that are deteriorating. The existing sidewalk has also been damaged from saltwater spray penetrating the concrete. This project will replace the existing bridge rail with an upgraded concrete railing that matches the look of the original rail while providing the safety of a modern bridge rail.   The sidewalk will also be replaced to accommodate the new rail system.

 

REMARKS: Watch for intermittent daytime single lane restrictions with flaggers controlling travel through the construction zone. From January 6 until approximately January 10, there will be a single lane of travel across the bridge with travel controlled by flaggers, 24 hours per day. Expect 5 to 15 minute delays during this period. After this stage is complete, the construction zone will be open to two 12-foot wide lanes of travel when the contractor is not working and intermittent single lane closures controlled by flaggers will take place as needed when the contractor is working.

 

A second week-long period of 24 hour flagged travel will occur later in the project.

 

Access to the Heceta Head State Park will be maintained at all times during construction.

(Steve Templin, Assistant Project Manager, 541-744-8080)

 

 

 

Lane County Signals

Beltline and McVay Highway

Contract amount: $0.8 million.

Project Summary: This project replaces two existing traffic signals at McVay highway at 30^th Ave. and at Beltline (OR126) at Greenhill Rd.   Also included is paving the project area at the Greenhill site, weather permitting..

Remarks: Construction work is on hold over the Holidays and will continue at both locations in January. The signal at Greenhill is scheduled to be activated in early January and the signal at McVay in late January. Most work will take place at night with lane and shoulder closures at various locations happening from 10 PM to 6 AM weeknights. Please watch for flaggers and trucks entering and leaving the work area.  

This project is scheduled to complete in February, 2014.

(Chuck Lemos, Project Manager, 541-744-8080)

 

 

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