I-205 nightime closures Friday and Saturday night at 82nd Avenue

Oregon Department of Transportation sent this bulletin at 01/06/2014 04:08 PM PST

Jan. 6, 2014

For more information:

Kimberly Dinwiddie, 503-731-8281, Kimberly.Dinwiddie@odot.state.or.us

Don Hamilton, 503-731-8265, Don.B.Hamilton@odot.state.or.us

TRAFFIC ADVISORY

I-205 closes at night for new overpass construction

Northbound closures at 82nd Avenue take place Friday and Saturday starting at 11 p.m.

Construction of one of Oregon's newest highways in 30 years will require nighttime closures of Interstate-205 on two weekends in January.

The work will begin at 11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 as contractors place bridge beams for a new overpass crossing I-205. This work is part of the Sunrise JTA project.

The work will require the following nighttime only closures on two weekends:

I-205 Northbound Full Closure between Exits 13 and 14:

• Closed from 11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10 until 7 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11.
• Closed from 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 until 7 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 12.

The ODOT contractor will close northbound lanes of I-205 at Southeast 82nd Avenue (exit 13). The detour will direct I-205 northbound traffic off I-205 at Southeast 82nd Avenue to Southeast Sunnyside Road and back on to I-205 at the Southeast Sunnyside Road Interchange (exit 14).

The SE 82nd Drive to northbound I-205 on-ramp will remain open for local traffic access.

I-205 Southbound Full Closure between Exits 13 and 14:

• Closed from 11 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17 until 7 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18.
• Closed from 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18 until 7 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 19.


ODOT will close the southbound lanes of I-205 at Southeast Sunnyside Road (exit 14). The closure will direct I-205 southbound traffic off at the Southeast Sunnyside Road Interchange. Traffic will turn right on Southeast Sunnybrook Boulevard and then turn left onto Southeast 82nd Ave. Motorists will follow it south until it merges back on to I-205.

In addition, the following ramps will be closed during the same time:


• The I-205 southbound Southeast 82nd Avenue off-ramp (exit 13) to OR 224
• The I-205 southbound Southeast Sunnyside Road and Southeast Sunnybrook Boulevard on-ramps

Background: The Sunrise JTA Project will address existing congestion and safety problems in the Oregon 212/224 corridor by constructing a new road from I-205 to 122nd Avenue. Major project elements include:

Constructing a new two-lane limited access highway (one lane each direction) from the Milwaukie Expressway (OR 224) at I-205 to SE 122nd Avenue at OR 212/224. Constructing a new I-205 overcrossing that will connect 82nd Drive and 82nd Avenue.Improving bicycle and pedestrian accommodations in the project area. Improving the intersection of SE 122nd Avenue and OR 212/224.

For more information: www.sunrisejta.org

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