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Iconic elk statue will return to downtown Portland
The City's beloved Thompson Elk has been fully restored and safely stored since it was damaged during protests in 2020.
Updated News article
Fall in Love with Portland Public Street Plazas
PBOT Public Street Plaza Program's October newsletter. Featuring upcoming events and a spotlight on Pride Plaza's new street painting and pop-up music events.
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Eastbound detour on E Burnside at Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard tonight, March 2, for traffic signal installation
Travelers can expect delays eastbound on the Burnside Bridge and southbound on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard overnight on Thursday, March 2, from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. on Friday morning
Updated Traffic Advisory
Traffic Advisory: Construction will begin next week at SW Broadway and Main on passenger loading zone for the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
The project will make passenger loading more accessible and comfortable at SW Broadway and Main Street and complement the new protected bike lane
Updated Traffic Advisory
News Release: Construction begins next week on the SW Broadway Bike Improvements project, interim improvements on SW Main Street
The project will complete a comfortable, safe southbound bicycle connection from the Broadway Bridge to I-405.
Construction will continue through September and include intermittent lane closures, parking restrictions and traffic delays.
Press release
News Release: New Car-Free Plaza in Old Town Helps Energize the Downtown Neighborhood
Couch Street Plaza, the newest addition to PBOT’s Public Street Plazas program, will host numerous special events this summer and beyond
Updated Press release
Willamette River Crossing Project Update - July 2022
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Pickup/drop-off zones, protected bike lane coming to SW Broadway in summer 2022
This summer, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will begin converting existing Hotel Zones along SW Broadway to three-minute pickup/drop-off zones.
Blog post
News Release: Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, city, community, and business leaders cut the ribbon on Better Naito Forever
Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty alongside city, community, and business leaders cut the ribbon this morning on the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s Better Naito Forever project, the permanent version of Better Naito, the protected space for people walking and biking to and along Waterfront Park.
Press release
Traffic Advisory: PBOT begins construction on SW Alder Street Rose Lane Project
Construction impacts will last two months and include intermittent lane closures, parking restrictions and traffic delays
Traffic Advisory
SW Naito Parkway fully reopens to motor vehicles following final traffic signal activation
Work on two-way bikeway continues, will open for people biking mid-February
Traffic Advisory
New year, new investments: PBOT to break ground on nine new projects in Portland’s Central City in 2022
Nine new projects will begin construction in 2022. The projects, which emerge from the City Council-approved Central City in Motion and Rose Lane Project plans, are designed to improve the speed and reliability of transit, provide dedicated space for people who bike, and to make streets safer regard
Press release
Street and rail repairs on NW 9th Avenue at Naito Parkway continue through Friday, Nov. 19
Beginning Monday, Nov. 8 through Friday, Nov. 19, the Portland Terminal Railway Company and the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will be completing street and railway repairs on NW 9th Avenue between NW Overton Street and NW Naito Parkway.
Updated Traffic Advisory
Construction starts Monday on new crossings, curb extensions, traffic signals, and bike lanes as part of PBOT's Downtown I-405 Pedestrian Safety and Operational Improvements Project
Construction on the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) Downtown I-405 Pedestrian Safety and Operational Improvements project will begin Monday, Sept. 20.
Traffic Advisory
Portland’s newest bike and pedestrian bridge has a new name -- Ned Flanders Crossing.
Transportation Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty and Mayor Sean VanGordon of Springfield, Oregon unveil the name at a ceremony today.
Press release
Paving work requires nighttime road closure of SW Naito Parkway on Aug. 30 and 31
All traffic on SW Naito Parkway between SW Harrison and SW Jefferson will be detoured between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday evenings.
Traffic Advisory
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