News media contact:
Dylan Rivera Portland Bureau of Transportation (503) 577-7534 dylan.rivera@portlandoregon.gov @pbotinfo
Traffic Advisory:
Ramp connecting SW Capitol Highway to SW Barbur Boulevard closed until
August 27 for repairs to bridge deck
SW
Barbur Blvd has one lane closed, southbound near the interchange
(July 20,
2018) An eight-inch hole in the deck of the flyover ramp connecting eastbound
SW Capitol Highway to northbound SW Barbur Boulevard will close the ramp for
repairs until August 27, 2018. The hole in the bridge was discovered on
Thursday. The bridge was immediately closed to all traffic at the
intersection of SW Capitol Highway at SW Terwilliger Boulevard.
The
554-foot-long and almost 60-year-old bridge will require repairs that will take
approximately five weeks, as crews remove and replace failing concrete in the
bridge deck.
The steel-and-concrete
girder bridge is owned by the Portland Bureau of Transportation. Based on
National Bridge Inspection Standards, the Oregon Department of Transportation
inspects this and all other public, traffic carrying bridges in Oregon every
two years. The bridge is due for its next inspection this September.
People driving eastbound on
SW Capitol Highway and SW Beaverton Hillsdale should follow detour signage
directing them to SW Bertha Boulevard to access SW Barbur Boulevard northbound.
The outside (right) lane of
southbound SW Barbur Boulevard is closed from before the offramp to westbound
SW Capitol Highway. However, right turns to westbound SW Capitol Highway are still allowed at this time.
The traveling public is advised to expect delays
while repairs are being made. We ask the public to travel cautiously, observe
all lane closures and directions by reader boards and flaggers, and use
alternate routes if possible.
This work is weather-dependent and the schedule
may change.
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Follow detour signs from SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway and SW Capitol Highway to SW Bertha Boulvard to reach northbound SW Barbur Boulevard:
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