Traffic impacts
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Altman Road (between Lusted Road and Pipeline Road) and Altman Road/Pipeline Road intersection through September 30: Road closure Monday through Saturday during work hours with signed detours for through traffic to use Oxbow Drive or Lusted Road. School buses and emergency vehicles will be flagged through the work area as needed. Flaggers will provide local residents access from Lusted Road. Outside of work hours, the road will be open to one-way northbound-only traffic.
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Dodge Park Boulevard (east of Cottrell Road to east of Altman Road intersection) through end of September: Flagged two-way traffic Monday through Saturday to install new water pipeline in the public right-of-way on the south side of the road. Normal traffic will resume outside of work hours. Note that a full closure of Dodge Park Boulevard is planned in October to allow for construction of pipeline crossings.
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Cottrell Road/347th Avenue (between Bluff Road and Carpenter Lane) through September 24: Local access only 24/7 road closure with signed detours for through traffic to use Bluff Road or Dodge Park Boulevard and Altman Road. School buses and emergency vehicles will be flagged through the work area as needed. Flaggers will provide local residents access.
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Cottrell Road (from Dodge Park Boulevard to 700 feet north) September 24-30: Local access only 24/7 road closure with signed detours for through traffic to use Lusted Road or Dodge Park Boulevard to Altman Road. School buses and emergency vehicles will be flagged through the work area as needed.
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Lusted Road (between Altman Road and Pleasant Home Road) September 24-25: Single-lane closure with flaggers and pilot car to direct two-way traffic.
Traffic impacts coming up
Upcoming traffic restrictions during planned roadway improvements:
Upcoming traffic restrictions during planned pipeline construction:
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Dodge Park Boulevard closure Altman to about 1,500 feet east of Cottrell Road (including Cottrell/Dodge park intersection) Oct. 1-31. Local, school buses, emergency, and farm equipment will have modified access
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Lusted Road (near county line) single-lane restriction with 24/7 temporary signals to manage two-way traffic flow — estimated October 20-May 1
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Altman Road/Lusted Road intersection closure during work hours — estimated start mid-November
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Road closure on Lusted Road (between Hosner Road and Altman Road) with road opened to one-way eastbound traffic outside work hours — estimated start early November
Other work happening the week of September 22
Staff will be at the project work sites during shift hours to perform various tasks. Work hours will be between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
Filtration facility site activities include:
Finished water pipeline site activities include:
- Installing new water pipeline in public right-of-way along south side of Dodge Park Boulevard
- Ongoing stormwater management and erosion control
- As needed street sweeping
Finished water intertie site activities include:
- Mobilizing crane and other construction equipment
- Occasional flagging near construction entrance
- Preparing to install shoring for intertie building
- Ongoing stormwater management and erosion control
Raw water tunnel/pipeline site activities include:
- Excavating raw water pipeline portal
- Ongoing stormwater management and erosion control
Work schedules are subject to change depending on weather and other field conditions. For the latest, please visit: portland.gov/filtrationconstruction.
Bull Run Filtration: construction open house
The Water Bureau will host an informal drop-in open house 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. Join us at the time and location that work best for you.
Morning open house (Sandy)
There won't be a formal presentation, so drop by any time between 9 and 10:30 am.
Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Time: 9-10:30 a.m. (drop in)
Where: Sandy Community/Senior Center, 38348 Pioneer Boulevard, Sandy
Evening open house (Gresham)
There won't be a formal presentation, so drop by any time between 6 and 8 pm.
Date: Thursday, October 9, 2025
Time: 6-8 p.m. (drop in)
Where: Multnomah County Grange #71, 30639 SE Bluff Road, Gresham
Can't make the open house? Join us at the next Coffee with the Contractor in November.
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