Look for single-lane closures Monday through Saturday on Dodge Park Boulevard, from east of Cottrell Road to east of Altman Road, while crews work to clear, grub, and remove trees from the south side of the road to prepare the pipeline work area.
Work will continue through the month of October to temporarily widen the east side of Altman Road, between Pipeline Road and Lusted Road. This will help with traffic management during upcoming pipeline construction, including installation of new Pleasant Home Water District water mains later this year.
Crews are closing out work on the facility site access improvements, including coordination with utilities, final shoulder work, and striping on Cottrell Road between Dodge Park Boulevard and Carpenter Lane.
Single-lane closures and traffic controls include:
- Altman Road - between Pipeline Road and Lusted Road
- Dodge Park Boulevard - from east of Cottrell Road to east of Altman Road
- Cottrell Road - between Dodge Park Boulevard and Carpenter Lane
- Carpenter Lane - east of Cottrell Road
What to expect:
- Signage and flaggers will direct traffic
- Local and emergency access will be maintained
Note: temporary full closures are planned for the Altman Rd/Lusted Rd intersection and for Lusted Rd near the county line in November and December. Additional information will be shared as available.
Construction activity for week beginning October 21, 2024
Construction work hours will be between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Deliveries and work to prepare or secure the sites for the day may occur outside of these hours.
Work at and near the filtration facility site includes:
- Off-hauling clean soils
- Completing utility work, shoulder restoration, and striping on Cottrell Road (between Carpenter Lane and Dodge Park Boulevard)
- Striping and some patch paving on Carpenter Lane (east of Cottrell Road)
- Delivering equipment and materials to the facility site, including crawler crane, temporary offices, and materials for backfill operations
- Excavating subgrade at site to final depth and preparing underdrain piping
- Excavating and grading for crane pads and non-process buildings
- Installing sheet piles to create in-ground retaining walls on site (vibration and metal noise through November)
- Installing temporary water and electric utilities on site
- Operating water trucks onsite for dust control
- Stabilizing soils, including use of tackifier, to keep soil and dust from leaving stockpiles
What to expect:
- 24-hour site security
- Increased traffic near the site
- Signage and flaggers directing traffic
- Construction noise and vibration near the site
- Street sweeper operating on Carpenter Lane
- Contractor will suspend activities to allow emergency access and local residents access to their property
Work at the raw water pipeline/tunnel site on Lusted Road near the Clackamas/Multnomah county line includes:
- Mobilizing equipment to site
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Installing final security fence and gates
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Building work site access road
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Rocking construction laydown yards
What to expect:
- Increased traffic near the site
- Flaggers for traffic safety when vehicles are entering and exiting the site
- Construction noise and vibration near the site
- Street sweeper operating on Lusted Road
Work at the finished water intertie site and in the City-owned easement east of Altman Road between Lusted Road and Dodge Park Boulevard includes:
- Mobilizing equipment to site
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Clearing, grubbing, and tree removal
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Installing site perimeter fencing
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Building work site access road
What to expect:
- Increased traffic near the site
- Flaggers for traffic safety when vehicles are entering and exiting the site
- Construction noise and vibration near the site
- Street sweeper operating on Lusted Road
Work in the public right-of-way on Altman Road, Dodge Park Boulevard, and Lusted Road includes:
- Road widening on the east side of Altman Road between Pipeline Road and Lusted Road
- Clearing, grubbing, and tree removal on the south side of Dodge Park Boulevard from east of Altman Road to east of Cottrell Road
- PGE working clearance along Lusted Road
What to expect:
- Single-lane closures with traffic controls and flaggers to direct traffic
Find additional information about current and upcoming construction activities at portland.gov/FiltrationConstruction.
Bull Run Filtration: Coffee with the Contractor
The Water Bureau will host an informal drop-in session where Bull Run Filtration Project neighbors can chat with representatives of the facility and pipeline construction teams, ask questions, and hear about recent progress and upcoming work. There is no presentation, so stop in anytime between 9-10:30am.
Date: Thursday, November 14, 2024
Time: 9-10:30am
Where: updated location coming soon
Can't make the meeting this time? Join us at the next Coffee with the Contractor on December 12.
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