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This week, look for ongoing single-lane traffic controls on Dodge Park Boulevard east of Altman Road. This is to allow for safe entry and exit of construction vehicles to the pipeline work site during construction of the temporary site access.
Single-lane closures and traffic controls include:
- Dodge Park Boulevard - east of Altman 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 December 2-13. Additional information will be shared as available.
Construction activity for week beginning November 11, 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)
- Delivering equipment and materials to the facility site, including large piping and materials for backfilling
- Installing temporary electric utilities and assembling construction trailers on site
- Excavating and grading for non-process buildings at site
- Installing underdrain piping for process buildings at site
- Installing large-diameter piping and completing rebar formwork and initial concrete pours for process areas
- Installing sheet piles to create in-ground retaining walls on site (vibration and metal noise through November)
- Starting construction for finished water pipeline shaft on City-owned property between Carpenter Lane and Dodge Park Boulevard
- Preparing for construction of raw water pipeline portal in southeast corner of facility site
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 drilling and other equipment to site
- Installing temporary utilities
- Assembling temporary construction office trailers and storage
- Installing final security fence and gates
- Preparing for tunnel construction, including installing soldier piles
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
- Installing temporary utilities
- Rocking construction laydown yard
- Installing site perimeter fencing
- Stripping and stockpiling topsoil from work area
- Building work site access road, including grading and rocking
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 Dodge Park Boulevard public right-of-way east of Altman Road includes:
- Building temporary access to work site in City easement on private property
What to expect:
- Temporary traffic controls and flaggers to direct traffic
Work in the Cottrell Road public right-of-way between Lusted Road and Dodge Park Boulevard includes:
- Installing tree protection fencing
What to expect:
- Crews working in public right-of-way
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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