Weekly Road Construction Update - March 15 to March 21

Projects Administered by Deschutes County

S Century Drive/Huntington Road Intersection Improvement (La Pine Area) – Crews will be installing temporary pavement to widen the roadway in certain areas and doing landscape work.

Traffic Information – Road users should anticipate single-lane closures facilitated by flaggers and delays of up to 20 minutes during work hours, 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Be advised: The intersection is now controlled by an all-way stop, and the speed limit is temporarily set at 25 MPH.

Tumalo Reservoir Road Improvement (Bend Area) – Crews will be doing excavation and grading work on Tumalo Reservoir Road between Sisemore Road and Tyler Road. They will also be replacing a fence and doing utility work on Tumalo Reservoir Road between Johnson Road and Sisemore Road.

Traffic Information – Tumalo Reservoir Road is closed to traffic between Sisemore Road and Tyler Road. A signed detour route is in place, but local traffic will be able to access the area. On other sections of Tumalo Reservoir Road, users should anticipate intermittent delays, with construction vehicles and equipment entering and exiting the roadway. Work hours are 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Projects Administered by Other Agencies

Bear Creek Road Closure (City of Bend) – Bear Creek Road remains closed to traffic between Dantili Way and the irrigation canal crossing to the east.

Traffic Information – A full road closure with signed detour is in place through early April.

Inquiries about the project should be directed to the City of Bend Transportation and Mobility Department.

Redmond Wetlands Complex (City of Redmond) – Crews will be doing sewer utility work on NW Pershall Way, and in off-highway areas along Northwest Way and NW Coyner Avenue.

Traffic Information – Road user should expect single-lane closures facilitated by a temporary traffic signal on NW Pershall Way. There may be delays of up to 20 minutes during work hours. There are sections along NW Pershall Way with temporary gravel surfaces; please use caution as you travel through the area.

Inquiries pertaining to this work should be directed to the City of Redmond Wetlands Complex project website.

U.S. 97: Terrebonne (Oregon Department of Transportation) – Work may be occurring on 11^th Street and C Avenue.

Traffic Information – 11^th Street between A Avenue and the U.S. 97 intersection (south end) is closed to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Signed detour routes are in place.

11^th Street south of C Avenue is open, but the roadway is temporarily unimproved and unpaved.

Lower Bridge Way and Odem Avenue are open allowing only right-in, right-out traffic movements. Traffic bound for U.S. 97 North should continue to use the signed detour route along NW 19^th Street and NW Davidson Way.

Be advised: The speed limit on NW 19^th Street is temporarily set at 45 MPH.

Inquiries about this project should be directed to the ODOT website.

China Hat Road & FS Road 1815 Closure (US Forest Service) – China Hat Road and Forest Service Road 1815 are both closed at the USFS Boundary for forest thinning.

Traffic Information – China Hat Road and FS Road 1815 are closed to all traffic at the end of County maintenance. Access to the area is closed until further notice.

Other Road Impacts

Cascade Lakes Highway Closure – Cascade Lakes Highway from Crescent Cutoff Road to FS Road 4270, and Mt. Bachelor to FS Road 4270 will remain closed until Deschutes County Road crews can remove the snow that accumulates over the winter and early spring, typically by Memorial Day, weather permitting.

Paulina Lake Road Closure – Paulina Lake Road east of Ten Mile Sno-Park will remain closed until Deschutes County Road crews can remove the snow that accumulates over the winter and early spring, typically by Memorial Day, weather permitting.

*** Please note that work hours are subject to change based on weather conditions. ***

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Visit:  deschutescounty.gov or TripCheck.com

Contact:  Deschutes County Road Department at (541) 388-6581 or road@deschutesccounty.gov.