Look for single-lane traffic on Altman Road between Pipeline Road and Lusted Road while crews complete potholing to verify the location of existing utilities. There will also be single-lane traffic on Dodge Park Boulevard east of Altman Road to allow for safe entry and exit of construction vehicles to the pipeline site.
Single-lane closures and traffic controls include:
- Altman Road - between Pipeline Road and Lusted Road
- Dodge Park Boulevard - east of Altman Road
- Carpenter Lane - east of Cottrell Road
What to expect:
- Signage and flaggers will direct traffic
- Local and emergency access will be maintained
Note: A temporary full closure of the Altman Rd/Lusted Rd intersection is planned November 19-27. Detours for through traffic will be signed and the intersection will be opened to regular traffic outside of shift hours. Additional information will be shared as available.
Construction activity for week beginning November 4, 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 (currently Mon-Fri)
- Some patch paving on Carpenter Lane (east of Cottrell Road)
- Delivering equipment and materials to the facility site, including large pipe and materials for backfilling
- Excavating and grading for non-process buildings at site
- Installing underdrain piping for process buildings at site
- Installing sheet piles to create in-ground retaining walls on site (vibration and metal noise through November)
- Installing temporary electric utilities and assembling construction trailers on site
- Begin construction of ‘launch shaft’ for finished water pipelines on City-owned property between Carpenter Lane and Dodge Park Boulevard
What to expect:
- 24-hour site security
- Increased traffic near the site
- Construction noise and vibration near the site
- Street sweeper operating on Carpenter Lane
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
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Note: single-lane closures on Lusted Road near the county line are anticipated November 11 through December
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
- Clearing, grubbing, and tree removal
- Rocking construction laydown yard
- Installing site perimeter fencing
- Building work site access road
- Installing temporary utilities
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 Altman Road public right-of-way between Pipeline Road and Lusted Road includes:
- Potholing to confirm location of existing utilities
What to expect:
- Temporary traffic controls and flaggers to direct traffic
Work schedules are subject to change depending on weather and other field conditions. For the latest information about current and upcoming construction activities, visit 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: Multnomah Grange #71, 30639 SE Bluff Rd, Gresham, OR 97080
Can't make the meeting this time? Join us at the next Coffee with the Contractor on December 12.
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