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Construction
Sewer and Stormwater
Construction started in January 2021. The project is estimated to take about five months to complete. This schedule may fluctuate due to weather and the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.
Active
Environmental Services is constructing a project to reconstruct the public sewer system in N Mississippi Avenue between N Shaver and N Fremont streets. Sewer and stormwater improvements will increase capacity of the 100-year-old sewer, relieve sewer backups, and reduce street flooding.
Sewer and Stormwater
This project is currently in design. Construction is anticipated to start in the summer of 2021 and take nine months to complete.
Active
Environmental Services is designing a project to install monitoring equipment along the Portsmouth force main sewer line on Swan Island. This system will help public sewer pipes operate efficiently and safely and prevent sewage overflows to the Willamette River.
Sewer and Stormwater
The construction schedule is uncertain at this time. It is likely not to begin before the summer of 2022.
Active
Environmental Services will repair a sag in a 350-foot section of sewer pipe in SW Terwilliger Boulevard. The repair is located west of SW Northgate Ave (east of Powers Court and west of Castleridge Lane).
Housing
Fall 2022
In planning
Riverplace Parcel 3 Phase 2 project is the second building in a new development by BRIDGE Housing, bringing 176 new affordable housing units to the South Waterfront area.

Sewer and Stormwater
Project design is almost complete. Construction is anticipated to begin in the spring of 2021.
Active
Environmental Services is designing a project that will install and upsize public sewer pipes, as well as construct green street planters within the Buckman and Kerns neighborhoods. These improvements will increase sewer capacity, relieve sewer backups, and reduce street flooding.
Sewer and Stormwater
Construction began in August 2020 and the entire project will take about a year and a half to complete.
Active
Environmental Services is constructing a project in the Arbor Lodge-Kenton Neighborhood area to repair over two miles of public sewer pipe. Having provided over 85 years of service on average, the pipes require repairs to maintain reliable sewer service and protect public health and the environment.
Transportation
Construction: Spring-Fall 2023
Upcoming
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will be improving several local streets in the Division-Midway area by paving gravel streets, adding sidewalks or walkways, or a combination. Funding comes from the Local Transportation Infrastructure Charge (LTIC) and other sources.
Transportation
Construction 2021
Engineering and design
Burnside was established as the city’s east-west axis in 1912. PBOT is working to make this critical street more efficient, allowing it to carry more people as the city grows. To this end, PBOT will install a Business Access and Transit (BAT) lane.

Transportation
Construction planned for Fall 2021 or Spring 2022
In planning
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is planning to update the street design of NE 148th Avenue from NE 146th Drive to NE Halsey Street. PBOT plans to modify how space is allocated on NE 148th Avenue to reduce illegal speeding and create a safe street crossing at NE Sacramento Street.

Sewer and Stormwater
Sewer Monitor Box improvements are expected to begin in summer 2021 and will continue through spring 2022. More detailed schedule information will be provided for each location as it becomes available.
Active
Environmental Services is designing a project to install and update sewer monitor boxes throughout Portland. The boxes contain equipment that collect sewer levels and flow rates needed to maintain reliable sewer service and prevent sewage releases into buildings, streets, and waterways.
Water Main Flushing
Fall 2020
Active
Hydrant flushing is how Portland cleans the inside of its drinking water pipes and maintains excellent drinking water quality.

Water Main Flushing
Fall 2020
Active
Hydrant flushing is how Portland cleans the inside of its drinking water pipes and maintains excellent drinking water quality.

Transportation
Railroad track construction pending in January 2021 with street construction to follow in Summer 2021
Engineering and design
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and the Bureau of Environmental Services (BES) are constructing street, sidewalk, stormwater and sanitary sewer improvements on N Suttle Road.
January - March 2021
Engineering and design
The Water Bureau has replaced a water main (pipe) and installed two new water valves. The new valves mean that when we need to do repairs, we can close off a smaller part of the system, reducing the number of people impacted.

Sewer and Stormwater
Please visit the SW Capitol Highway: Multnomah Village to West Portland project webpage for construction schedule information.
Active
The SW Capitol Highway: Multnomah Village to West Portland project will provide sidewalks, bike lanes, stormwater management facilities, and water system upgrades along SW Capitol Highway between SW Garden Home and SW Taylors Ferry Roads.
January 2021 to May 2021
Engineering and design
The Water Bureau is replacing 931 feet of water main (pipe) on Southwest Troy Street. The work will be on Troy Street from Southwest 25th Avenue to Southwest 28th Avenue.

Sewer and Stormwater
Construction is anticipated to begin in April 2021 and will be completed within five months.
Active
Environmental Services will begin construction soon on a project that will repair 600 feet of sewer pipes on SE 3rd Avenue between SE Alder and SE Yamhill streets. These improvements will protect the public and the environment by reducing the possibility of sewage releases to properties and streets.
Transportation
Spring 2021
Engineering and design
This project will implement recommendations from the Central City in Motion plan, improving safety by upgrading pedestrian crossings and bike lanes. PBOT will also add a new bus and turn (BAT) lane on SE Hawthorne Boulevard and upgrade the existing bus lane on SE Madison Street.

Transportation
Spring 2021
Engineering and design
This project will improve transit and upgrade bike lanes on SW Jefferson between SW 15th and 18th avenues (Collins Circle).

Transportation
Construction from March 2021 through early May 2021
Under construction
This Local Improvement District (LID) project includes improvements to SW 47th Avenue from SW Luradel Street north to the deadend.
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