Current traffic impacts
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Lusted Road (between Altman Road and west of Hosner Road) through May 15, 2026: Local access only closure with one-way eastbound traffic outside work hours. Through traffic will be detoured to Altman Road or Hosner Road. Residents within the work zone on Lusted Road will have access from the west.
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Lusted Road (near county line) through May 1, 2026: Single-lane restriction with 24/7 temporary traffic signals to manage two-way traffic flow during installation of new water pipelines. Flagging may also be used during work hours.
Note the City of Sandy is installing a new water pipeline along the Bluff Road right-of-way, between Proctor and Hudson roads, that will help connect their existing water system to the filtration facility. This work is expected to be ongoing through May 1, 2026. Visit the City of Sandy project webpage for more information.
Upcoming traffic impacts
Please note that some planned traffic restrictions are pending county approval.
- Lusted Road (near intertie facility east of Altman Road/Lusted Road intersection) hard closure during installation of pipeline crossing under roadway—estimated May-early June, 2026
Note that Portland General Electric is planning utility work along Dodge Park Boulevard that will potentially start in March and involve single-lane traffic controls.
Other work happening the week of January 26
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:
- Ongoing construction traffic traveling to and from the site, including concrete trucks and bussing and vanpooling for craftworkers
- Delivering equipment and materials to the site
- Pouring concrete for treatment process areas and buildings
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Tunneling finished water pipeline under Carpenter Lane to the facility site, expect noise and vibration through February from equipment being used to screen and sort excavated materials
- Excavating raw water pipeline shaft at southeast corner of facility site
- Ongoing stormwater management and erosion control
- Lighting for safety and maintenance activities
- As needed street sweeping
Raw water tunnel/pipeline site activities include:
- Excavating raw water pipeline tunnels
- Installing new water pipeline under Lusted Road
- Ongoing stormwater management and erosion control
- Noise and vibration through May
Finished water pipeline site activities include:
- Delivering equipment and materials to the work sites
- Installing new water pipeline along north side of Lusted Road between Altman Road and intertie site
- Ongoing stormwater management and erosion control
- As needed street sweeping
Finished water intertie site activities include:
- Constructing intertie building located off Lusted Road
- 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: 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 and 10:30 a.m.
Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026
Time: 9-10:30 a.m.
Where: Multnomah County Grange #71, 30639 SE Bluff Road, Gresham
Can't make it this time? Join us at the next Coffee with the Contractor event March 12, 2026.
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