Region 1: Portland metro area
Mar. 15-Mar. 22, 2025
3/14/2025
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Ways to learn about construction taking place the week of Mar. 15-22:
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Visit TripCheck. Constantly updated with construction and crash data, TripCheck is the best way to learn about roadway conditions around the state.
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Scroll down to the highways listed below to see impacts that affect you. Construction information is shown for one week, giving you the most up-to-date information for targeted areas in the Portland metro area.
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Review this "quick glance" schedule. Construction information is shown for one week in a visual format, giving you information for targeted areas in the Portland metro area.
*Schedules are subject to change due to weather and other conditions.
Interstate 5 – Pacific Highway – RealTime Signs
Project Description: ODOT is installing RealTime Variable Advisory Speed (VAS) signs along a busy stretch of Interstate 5 through south Portland from the Ross Island Bridge to Terwilliger Boulevard. Realtime VAS signs give drivers notice to slow down before they reach a problem area — improving traffic flow and helping to reduce rear-end crashes and congestion.
Traffic impacts: I-5 Nightly Single lane closures between 8:00pm and 6:00am.
Project website: bit.ly/I-5VariableSigns
Interstate 84 – Columbia River Highway – McCord Creek Bridge (utility work)
Project Description: We are preparing to replace the aging bridge that carries I-84 east over McCord Creek near Warrendale in 2025-2026. Replacing the bridge will eliminate a dip in the roadway and increase safety, earthquake resilience, and the lifespan of the highway. In 2024, a utility provider is relocating lines with impacts to the adjacent Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail.
Traffic impacts: No traffic impacts.
Project website: www.i84gorgeconstruction.org
Interstate 84 – Columbia River Highway – Mitchell Point Tunnel
Project Description: The iconic Mitchell Point Tunnel was a highlight of the original Historic Highway, but the construction of Interstate 84 destroyed the tunnel. Now, we are constructing a new tunnel and Historic Highway State Trail segment adjacent to I-84 east near Exit 58.
Traffic Impacts: I-84 east Exit 58 closed around the clock.
Project website: www.i84gorgeconstruction.org
Interstate 205 – East Portland Freeway – Improvements Project Phase 1A Abernethy Bridge
Project Description: The I-205 Improvements Project is part of a regional Urban Mobility Strategy to comprehensively reduce congestion and crashes, while also making travel times shorter and more predictable. The first phase of the project will upgrade the Abernethy Bridge to withstand a major earthquake, improve interchanges at OR 43 and OR 99E, along with improving on- and off- ramps to improve safety. Abernethy Bridge will also be widened to accommodate a third lane in each direction. Final lane configuration will be completed in a future phase.
Traffic Impacts: Lane closures on I-205 and OR 43.
I-205 northbound lane closures 10pm to 5am 3/20 and 3/21. OR 43 lane closures 3/18 at 8pm to 6am 3/19.
Project website: i205corridor.org
U.S. 26 – Powell Boulevard at 36th Avenue – Pedestrian Safety Project
Project Description: We are improving safety for people walking, biking or rolling by upgrading the currently unsignalized crosswalk on U.S. 26 (SE Powell Boulevard) and SE 36th Avenue with a new pedestrian-activated beacon, also known as a Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon, or RRFB.
Traffic impacts: Eastbound and westbound single lane closures from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Project website: www.tinyurl.com/SEPowellandSE36thAve
U.S. 26 – Powell Boulevard at 92nd Avenue – Sidewalk curb ramps
Project Description: We are improving safety and access for all sidewalk users by upgrading sidewalk curb ramps to the current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility standards on all corners of the intersection at U.S. 26 (Powell Boulevard) and SE 92nd Avenue.
Traffic impacts: Daytime single lane closures.
Project website: www.tinyurl.com/SEPowellandSE92ndAve
U.S. 26 – Powell Boulevard – Outer Powell Transportation Safety Project
Project Description: We are constructing safety improvements to help people travel Outer SE Powell Boulevard more safely from SE 99th Avenue to SE 122nd Avenue and SE 136th Avenue to just east of SE 174th Avenue (the Portland/Gresham city limits). The first phase, from SE 122nd Avenue to SE 136th Avenue, is complete.
The overall Outer Powell Project will add a center turn lane, sidewalks and bike lanes. These improvements reduce the frequency and severity of crashes as well as help people driving, taking transit, walking and biking share the road with fewer conflicts. Pre-construction activities are underway. Road construction is expected to begin spring 2025 and last five years.
Traffic Impacts: Nighttime flagging, and single lane closures.
Project website: www.OuterPowellSafety.org
U.S. 30 – NW St. Helens Road – NW Industrial Paving Project
Project description: We are making safety improvements for people walking, biking, driving and moving freight on U.S. 30 (NW St. Helens Road), between NW Bridge Avenue and NW Kittridge Avenue. We are repaving the roadway, replacing traffic signals, adjusting vehicle lane widths, building curb ramps to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements and improving conditions for people biking.
Traffic impacts: Periodic daytime lane closures. Pedestrian detours. Bicycles use roadway travel lanes.
Project website: bit.ly/NWIndustrialAreaRepavement
U.S. 30 – Historic Columbia River Highway – Stark Street Bridge
Project description: We are improving safety and access for all by upgrading sidewalk curb ramps to the current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility standards on a section of U.S. 30 (Cascade Avenue and Oak Street in Hood River) from Mt. Adams Avenue to E 2nd Street.
Traffic impacts: The Stark Street Bridge is closed through 3/10. Temporary signals are directing traffic on the Historic Columbia River Highway at the bridge.
Project website: https://multco.us/info/week-roads
U.S. 30 – Historic Columbia River Highway – Bridal Veil Bridge
Project description: We are repairing a bridge on the Historic Columbia River Highway between Shepperd’s Dell State Park and Bridal Veil Falls to continue carrying traffic over the creek.
Traffic impacts: Periodic lane closures with flaggers directing traffic on U.S. 30/Historic Highway weekdays.
Project website: www.i84GorgeConstruction.org
U.S. 30 – Historic Columbia River Highway – Sidewalk curb ramps
Project description: We are improving safety and access for all by upgrading sidewalk curb ramps to the current Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility standards on a section of U.S. 30 (Cascade Avenue and Oak Street in Hood River) from Mt. Adams Avenue to E 2nd Street.
Traffic impacts: Periodic daytime lane closures and side street closures. Pedestrian detours.
Project website: www.i84GorgeConstruction.org
U.S. 30 – Historic Columbia River Highway – Multnomah Falls Viaducts
Project description: Two 100 year-old elevated roadways that provide access to Multnomah Falls require repairs to continue providing access to one of Oregon's most iconic sites. The elevated roadways – called viaducts – carry vehicles and bicycles to the Falls and Lodge from the Historic Columbia River Highway. The west viaduct will be closed fall 2024 through spring 2025. The east viaduct will be closed fall 2025 through spring 2026.
Traffic impacts: A section of the Historic Columbia River Highway/U.S. 30 between Wahkeena Falls and Multnomah Falls is closed to all users until Memorial Day 2025.
Use I-84 Exit 31 or take transit to visit Multnomah Falls. There is no vehicle or bicycle access to Multnomah Falls heading eastbound on the Historic Highway. The Wahkeena-Multnomah Falls return trail #442 is open to hikers.
Project website: www.i84GorgeConstruction.org
U.S. 30 BY – St. Johns Bridge – Bridge Repair
Project description: We are improving the long-term safety and lifespan of the St. Johns Bridge by repairing the concrete on the pier columns and arches under the bridge. Repairing the concrete will protect the bridge's steel internal frame and reinforcements from corrosion, maintaining the service life of this beloved Portland Historic Landmark.
Traffic impacts: No traffic impacts.
Project website: https://www.oregon.gov/odot/projects/pages/project-details.aspx?project=37899
U.S. 30 BY – North Lombard Street, NE Lombard Street, NE Killingsworth Street, NE Sandy Boulevard – sidewalk curb ramps
Project Description: This project rebuilds 300 sidewalk curb ramps at unsignalized intersections along U.S. 30 Bypass in Portland between N. Syracuse Street and NE 165th Avenue to meet ADA accessibility standards.
Traffic Impacts: Daytime lane closures between N Syracuse St and NE 165 Ave.
Project website: www.R1ADA.org
OR 8 – TV Highway – pedestrian and bicycle improvements SW 153rd Drive to SW 182nd Avenue
Project description: This project improves safety for people walking, rolling and bicycling by installing a crosswalk with a pedestrian-activated flashing beacon at the intersection of OR 8 at SW 174th Avenue in Aloha and a buffered bicycle lane from SW 153rd Drive to SW 182nd Avenue.
Traffic impacts: No traffic impacts.
Project website: OR8construction.org
OR 8 – TV Highway – fiber optic cable from OR 217 to SW 198th Avenue
Project Description: We are installing new overhead and underground fiber optic cable where gaps exist along OR 8 between SW 198th Avenue in Aloha to OR 217 in Beaverton.
Traffic Impacts: Nighttime lane closures and pedestrian detours on OR8 between OR 217 and SW 198th.
Project website: OR8construction.org
OR 43 at Marylhurst Drive Intersection Improvements
Project Description: This project will reduce conflicts and improve safety on OR 43 (Willamette Drive) for travelers at the Marylhurst Drive intersection.
Traffic impacts: No traffic impacts.
Website: Bit.ly/ODOT-OR43-Project
Oregon 99E – Pacific Highway East – Paving in Canby
Project description: This project will repave and reconstruct sections of Oregon 99E between South Pine Street and Southwest Berg Parkway in Canby and make safety improvements.
Traffic impacts: No traffic impacts.
Project website: Bit.ly/canbypaving
Oregon 99E – SE McLoughlin Boulevard – Pedestrian Safety
Project description: This project installs an overhead RRFB with a pedestrian refuge island median, ADA compliant curb ramps with push buttons, speed feedback signs and illumination.
Traffic Impacts: No traffic impacts.
Project website: tinyurl.com/OR99EatMapleSt
Oregon 99E – Pacific Highway – pedestrian bridge project
Project description: The City of Sherwood is building a 900-foot pedestrian and bicycle bridge over OR 99W to provide a safe route between Sherwood High School and the Sherwood YMCA.
Traffic Impacts: OR 99W will close from 9 p.m. Friday, March 7 until 5 a.m. Monday, March 10 between SW Edy Road and SW Sunset Boulevard.
Travelers should expect a detour and long traffic delays throughout the weekend.
Detours:
• Drivers traveling north on 99W will be detoured via SW Elwert Road to SW Edy Road back to 99W.
• Drivers traveling south on 99W will be detoured via SW Edy Road to SW Elwert Road back to 99W.
• Flaggers will be working 24 hours a day at the intersection of SW Elwert Road and SW Edy Road.
Local access will be maintained. A temporary gravel crossover south of SW Forest Creek Drive will allow vehicles to make U-turns movement for northbound and southbound local access traffic between SW Edy Road and SW Forest Creek Drive.
Project website: tinyurl.com/OR99EatMapleSt
Oregon 99W – Pacific Highway West – Paving: I-5 to McDonald Street
Project description: The project area begins where OR 99W crosses Interstate 5 near SW 64th Avenue. It continues along OR 99W south to SW McDonald Street in Tigard. It will create a fully connected sidewalk network in the corridor, smoother and safer road surface, increase bike lane connectivity, and reconstruct sidewalk curbs so they comply with Americans with Disabilities Act standards.
Traffic Impacts: No traffic impacts.
Project website: tinyurl.com/OR99Wpaving
OR 99W and U.S. 30 Bypass – ARTS
Project description: The ARTS Program aims to reduce serious crashes at various intersections on state highway and on local roads. Intersections typically have high rates of crashes. This ARTS project improves safety and visibility on OR 99W from Ross Island Bridge to SW Wills Lane and U.S. 30 Bypass from Kerby Avenue to Northeast 165th Avenue. Improvements to upgrade signs, traffic signals and road markings will occur at 58 intersections on OR 99W and U.S. 30 Bypass.
Traffic Impacts: No impacts.
Project website: bit.ly/ARTSProjects_US30_OR99W
Oregon 127 – NW Cornelius Pass Road – NW Skyline Boulevard Storage Site
Project Description: A new ODOT storage site is being constructed at the southeast corner of OR 127 and NW Skyline Boulevard to provide maintenance crews with access to supplies and equipment for maintaining safety and operations of NW Cornelius Pass Road and during winter weather events.
Traffic Impacts: No traffic impacts.
OR 141 – Hall Boulevard – pedestrian and bicycle improvements
Project Description: We are making a series of pedestrian and bicycle improvements on Hall Boulevard in Tigard between SW Locust Street and SW Durham Road and at the intersection with SW Greenburg Road. Improvements include a new enhanced crosswalk at the intersection of Hall Boulevard and SW Ashford Street.
Traffic Impacts: No impacts.
Project website: tinyurl.com/Hallimprovements
Oregon 211 – Main Street – Private Development (Molalla)
Project Description: A private development is underway off OR 211 near Ona Way in Molalla.
Traffic impacts: Shoulder closures and pedestrian detours.
Oregon 211 – Woodburn-Estacada Highway – Safety Corridor
Project Description: The Oregon Department of Transportation designated eight miles of OR 211 from Molalla to Colton (milepost 14.0 to 22.0) as a Safety Corridor in October 2021 in response to high crash rates. ODOT builds safety improvements in 2024 to reduce crashes with new signage, striping, lighting and rumble strips..
Traffic impacts: No traffic impacts.
Website: tinyurl.com/OR211SafetyCorridor
Oregon 213 – SE 82nd Avenue – Paving and Safety Improvements
Project Description: We are repaving and making safety improvements on SE 82nd Avenue from SE Foster Road to SE Thompson Road. We will repave SE 82nd Avenue in both directions between SE Foster Road and SE Lindy Street. Pedestrian safety improvements from SE Foster to SE Thompson Road include four new Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs), upgrades to curb ramps that meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements and adding new sidewalks between SE Clatsop Street and SE Cornwell Street.
Traffic impacts: No traffic impacts.
Project website: tinyurl.com/82ndAveFosterToThompson
Oregon 217 – Beaverton-Tigard Highway – Auxiliary Lanes
Project Description: This project will address long-standing congestion on OR 217 between Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway and OR 99W due to too many closely spaced interchanges: 10 interchanges in just over seven miles! This is some of the shortest merging spacing in the region.
Traffic Impacts: No new traffic impacts.
Ongoing closures: Lane, shoulder and ramp closures. Hall Boulevard over OR 217 in Tigard is temporarily closed to replace the bridge. Auxiliary lane closures on OR 217 south from Scholls Ferry Road to OR 99W and on OR 217 north from Scholls Ferry Road to Denney Road. Expect shoulder closures on OR 217, various on- and off-ramps, and on local roads near the highway ramps. Various on- and off-ramps temporarily narrowed.
Project website: www.hwy217.org
Various Highways – Central ARTS
Project Description: The ARTS Program aims to reduce serious crashes at various intersections on state highway and on local roads. Intersections typically have high rates of crashes. The Central ARTS program improves safety at intersections and streets in the central Portland metro area. Improvement corridors include U.S. 30 Bypass, Powell Boulevard (U.S. 26), Foster Road, and Interstate 205.
Traffic impacts: No traffic impacts.
Project website: www.bit.ly/ARTSProgram
Various Highways – Hood River County ARTS
Project description: The ARTS Program aims to reduce serious crashes at various intersections on state highway and on local roads. Intersections typically have high rates of crashes. This ARTS project improves safety at intersections and streets in Hood River County. Improvements to upgrade signs, traffic signals and lighting will occur at 22 intersections on OR 281, OR 282 and OR 35.
Traffic impacts: Daytime shoulder closures at the intersection of OR 35 and OR 282.
Project website: bit.ly/ARTSProjects_OR35_OR281_OR282
Various Highways – West ARTS
Project Description: The ARTS Program aims to reduce serious crashes at various intersections on state highway and on local roads. Intersections typically have high rates of crashes. The West ARTS program improves safety at intersections and streets in the west Portland metro area. Improvement corridors include U.S. 30, Tualatin Valley Highway (OR 8), Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway (OR 10), Barbur Boulevard (OR 99W), Macadam Avenue (OR 99E) and Hall Boulevard (OR 141).
Traffic impacts: Nighttime flagging at OR8 & Oak/3rd, Dennis/Oak, Baseline/4th. Single lane daytime closures at Cedar Hills & Hall. Single lane nighttime closures at OR8 & Walker.
Project website: www.bit.ly/ARTSProgram
Tips for driving safely in work zones
An inattentive driver is the most common cause of work zone crashes. Drivers and their passengers — not workers — make up the majority of work zone fatalities. What you can do:
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SLOW DOWN!
- Pay attention
- Obey signs and flaggers
Know before you go! Call 511 or visit www.TripCheck.com to check routes, work zones and road and weather conditions before you head out.
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