Project Area
What's Happening Now
Major construction activities are complete. Crews may be working at the following intersections to complete minor remaining tasks as they are identified during inspections:
- SE Water Avenue and SE Stark
- SE Stark and 2nd Avenue
- SE Stark and 3rd Avenue
- SE Stark and Grand Avenue
Traffic Impacts
Crews will maintain two-way traffic on SE Stark Street during remaining work. Please plan for traffic delays, watch for signs, and follow directions from flaggers when present.
Businesses Open During Construction
While you may experience delays reaching your favorite business, we encourage you to support them during construction.
What to Expect During Construction
You can expect the following activities and impacts during construction:
- Noise, Vibration, and Dust: Construction creates noise, vibration, and dust and disrupts normal neighborhood activity.
- Equipment Storage: Equipment and materials may be stored on streets overnight.
- No Parking: Little or no on‐street parking will be allowed in and near work zones, especially during work hours. On days when crews will be working in front of your house or nearby, please plan ahead. If you park your vehicle on the street, plan to move it off the street by 7 a.m. and return it at 6 p.m.
- Traffic Delays: Expect traffic delays in and near the work area.
- Lane Restrictions and Street Closures: It is too soon to know exactly what traffic controls will be necessary to set up a safe work zone and construct the sewer improvements. The contractor will develop detailed traffic control plans before construction begins at a location.
- Pedestrian Access: If temporary crosswalk and sidewalk closures are necessary, signage will indicate the alternate way for pedestrians to proceed.
- Business Access: Sidewalks and entrances to parking lots will be maintained.
- Services Maintained: Sewer, water, and other utilities are expected to remain in service during construction.
Construction Methods
The City’s contractor will use several construction methods to repair the sewer pipe. Some areas will require digging access pits to install the pipe.
Construction methods may include the following:
- Jack and Bore and Spiral Wound Pipe Lining are mostly trenchless and require less digging and often less time to complete than other sewer repair methods.
- Open Trench Excavation to dig small trenches to replace short sections of broken pipe before repairing the entire mainline sewer pipe, and to construct sewer service laterals and access pits.
We Want to Hear from You
Environmental Services will inform residents and businesses about project activities and respond to questions and concerns in a timely manner. We encourage you to:
- Visit this project webpage regularly for updates.
- With questions or comments, please contact Matt Gough by email or phone 503-823-5352.
- If you have a question or concern, please be sure to include your name, property address, and project name (Stark Trunk) in your voicemail and email so we can provide you more details about what to expect in front of your property.
- If your basement sewer backs up or your property or street floods, please report it immediately to the City’s Maintenance Operations hotline at 503-823-1700. It is staffed 24/7, all hours and all days.
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This project will help protect the health of the Williamette River Watershed.