 Current traffic impacts
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Lusted Road (between Altman Road and west of Hosner Road) through May 23, 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 23, 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. To address safety issues, we are working with the counties to change the traffic controls to a 24/7 full closure on Lusted Road in front of the pipeline work site entrance starting in late March. We will share more information as it becomes available. Through traffic would be detoured to Dodge Park Boulevard and Cottrell Road. Emergency vehicles and school busses would be provided alternate access.
Note there will be restriping happening on Dodge Park Boulevard from just east of Altman Road to Cottrell Road. This work will involve a moving work zone controlled by flaggers and is expected to happen in March.
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.
- Oxbow Drive at Altman Road intersection single-lane restriction—estimated May 24, 2026-July 23, 2026
Other work happening the week of March 9
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:
- Increased concrete truck traffic, including Saturday March 7 from about 8am-2pm
- Ongoing construction traffic traveling to and from the site, including bussing and vanpooling for craftworkers
- Delivering equipment and materials to the site
- Pouring concrete for treatment process areas and buildings
- 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
- Work happening behind the barriers along Dodge Park Boulevard between Altman Road and Cottrell Road
- Ongoing stormwater management and erosion control
- As needed street sweeping
Finished water intertie site activities include:
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, March 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 for the April 2026 Neighbor Update Meeting on Zoom.
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