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Dylan Rivera
Portland Bureau of Transportation
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dylan.rivera@portlandoregon.gov
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PBOT Traffic Advisory:
Street improvements require overnight closure of
N Vancouver Ave between N Broadway and N Weidler Thursday night June 29
(June 28, 2017) The Portland Bureau of Transportation advises the traveling public that repaving and road base repair will require an overnight closure of N Vancouver Ave from N Broadway to N Weidler on Thursday, June 29.
Broadway and Weidler will be open for travel at all times, but lanes will be reduced during the work hours. Bicycle traffic on the busy N Vancouver Ave. bike route will be detoured to N Flint Ave. Expect travel delays from 7 p.m. Thursday until as late as 5:30 a.m. Friday.
The work is funded in part by the Portland Water Bureau to make permanent repairs after a main break from last winter. Rather than simply patch that section, PBOT's Fixing Our Streets Program, funded by a voter-approved 10 cent gas tax, will provide fresh pavement from curb to curb on the entire street segment.
The paving work will take place overnight, from 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 29 until the work is completed, potentially as early as 5:30 a.m. on Friday, June 30. The work has been scheduled to minimize the impact on the traveling public.
I-5 Rose Quarter southbound off-ramp detour
- The Rose Quarter I-5 southbound off-ramp will have a detour in place and will remain open.
- Starting at 8:30 p.m., traffic will be detoured onto N Broadway westbound to continue westbound or to reach N Weidler St to continue eastbound. The two southbound lanes of the I-5 exit will be closed.
N. Vancouver Ave detour
- At 7 p.m. on Thursday, N Vancouver Ave will be closed to all traffic at N Tillamook St to allow a safe place for the crew to stage equipment needed for this time-sensitive project. Motor vehicle traffic will be detoured at N Russell St, westbound to N Interstate Ave or eastbound to NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Bicycle traffic detour
- Bicycle traffic on N Vancouver Ave will be detoured at N Tillamook St, west by one block to N Flint Ave.
It is imperative that all detours are followed to ensure the safety of PBOT crews and the public.
For information on potential impacts to public transit service, see trimet.org/alerts.
The traveling public is advised to travel cautiously, observe the closure signage and directions by reader boards and detour signage.
This work is weather-dependent and the schedule may change.
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About Base Repair
Base repair projects are reserved for streets with sections that
are in poor or very poor condition. The repairs address those portions of the
street that have failed from top to bottom. The goal of these base repair
projects is to prevent the structural failure from spreading to other parts of
the street.
A base repair project last year at SE Milwaukie and
Ramona Streets is located at a bus stop for the #19 TriMet bus.
Over time, the asphalt pavement had deformed where the buses stopped. Thanks to
Fixing Our Streets, PBOT was able to repair the roadway and install a concrete
bus pad. By installing a durable concrete pad, this section of roadway will now
be less likely to become damaged by the force and heat generated by braking
buses and trucks, thereby making travel safer and more efficient for all road
users.
 The base repair project at SE Milwaukie and Ramona before (left) and during construction (right).
About Fixing Our Streets
On May 17th, 2016, Portland voters passed Measure 26-173, Portland’s first local funding source dedicated to fixing our streets. Measure 26-173 will raise an estimated $64 million over four years.
PBOT is investing this money in a wide variety of street improvement and safety projects across the entire city. Fixing Our Streets will help PBOT expand preventive street maintenance that saves money and prevents potholes. It will support our work to make it safer for children to walk to school. It will allow us to build more sidewalks, traffic signals, street lights and bike lanes.
In approving Measure 26-173, voters also voted for a transparent, accountable and efficient program. Residents can learn about the program by visiting FixingOurStreets.com and by visiting the Fixing Our Streets interactive map. Questions or comments about Fixing Our Streets may be submitted to: fixingourstreets@portlandoregon.gov.
About the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax
In Oregon, Heavy Vehicles (over 26,000 lbs) don’t pay gas taxes, they pay a weight-mile tax that is based on their mileage in the state. To make sure that local transportation funding is collected in a way that accounts for freight as well as residential use of the transportation system, the City Council passed a heavy vehicle use tax on May 11, 2016. The heavy vehicle use tax that charges companies based on a percentage of the state weight-mile tax they pay. It is only charged to companies who pay the state weight-mile tax and also have a license to do business in Portland. Businesses will pay 2.8% of their Oregon Weight-Mile tax.
The estimated revenue to be generated from the Heavy Vehicle Use Tax is $2.5 million per year or $10 million over 4 years. Per City Council Ordinance, the funds are to be allocated for 56% street repair and 44% traffic safety.
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is the steward of the City’s transportation system, and a community partner in shaping a livable city. We plan, build, manage and maintain an effective and safe transportation system that provides access and mobility. Learn more at www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation
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