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News Release: New sidewalk and improved crossings coming to SE 174th Avenue between SE Stark and Main streets

Construction begins this week on the $2.4 million Safe Routes to School project and will last approximately seven months

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News Release: PBOT launches two-week Pothole "March Madness" campaign on Monday, to help streets recover from winter storms

Seven crews, making up the entirety of PBOT’s Street Systems Division, will spend their days repairing potholes with a focus on streets east of 82nd Avenue

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News Release: PBOT announces major projects starting construction in 2024

Over $100 million in transportation investments across the city and on several of Portland’s most dangerous streets.

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Traffic Advisory: Construction begins tomorrow on three more passenger loading zones on SW Broadway

Passenger loading will be more accessible and comfortable on SW Broadway at Salmon, Columbia, and Oak streets
Construction is anticipated to last through March 13, 2024, with final striping occurring later in spring 2024.

Traffic Advisory


Traffic Advisory: New traffic signal coming to NE Columbia Boulevard at 42nd Avenue

Construction begins Monday, Jan. 22, and will last approximately 12 months

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Traffic Advisory: Pavement repairs at the intersection of NW 15th Avenue and West Burnside Street on Wednesday, Dec. 13

Expect lane reductions at the intersection of West Burnside and NW 15th Avenue from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Traffic Advisory


A smoother street is coming to NE 33rd Avenue, from NE Knott to NE Columbia, from Monday Aug. 7 through late September

Closures and detours be in place -- during work hours only -- in six phases, about a week at a time, from south to north, along a 2-mile corridor

Updated Traffic Advisory


PBOT begins construction on NE/SE 7th Avenue Neighborhood Greenway

Construction impacts will continue through August and include intermittent lane closures, parking restrictions and traffic delays

Traffic Advisory


Traffic Advisory: Two intersections to close on SW Capitol Highway, May 15-19, as transformative Multnomah Village construction project nears completion

Two short-term traffic impacts next week as final paving begins on the SW Capitol Highway: Multnomah Village – West Portland Project.

Traffic Advisory


Traffic Advisory: NE 33rd Avenue Bridge over Lombard to be fully closed for final stages of repair starting Tuesday, May 16, to reopen mid-summer

The bridge and all its ramps will be closed as crews lift the bridge and fix a cracked concrete support column discovered after the summer 2021 heat dome

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Traffic Advisory: PBOT begins construction on SW Capitol Highway Rose Lane project

Construction impacts will continue through September and include intermittent lane closures.

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Traffic Advisory: NE Seventh Avenue & Tillamook Street intersection to be closed to motor vehicles for four to six weeks during bikeway construction project

During construction, people will be able to bike, walk or use a mobility device through the area

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Traffic Advisory: Repaving project will close segments NE 33rd Avenue between NE Sandy Blvd and NE Brazee Street, Aug. 8 to 31

NE 33rd Avenue will be closed for several days at a time during the work period, with work zone closures for a few blocks at a time starting at the north and moving to the south.

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Final paving for a safer, smoother street is coming to SW Naito Parkway between Market and Harrison, from July 5 to July 10

People traveling in the area should expect detours and delays from July 5 to 10.

Updated Traffic Advisory


Traffic Advisory: NW Cornell Road to fully reopen this evening, after crews complete essential repairs to historic tunnels

Beginning at 6 p.m. today, NW Cornell Road will fully reopen to the traveling public as essential repairs to the NW Cornell Tunnels are now substantially complete.

Updated Traffic Advisory


Commissioner Hardesty approves new Pedestrian Design Guide, helping add more space for trees while preserving access for people with disabilities and other pedestrians

The first new rules for sidewalks in 24 years will help Portland fight climate change by forging a compromise that allows space for people and trees

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News Release: Portland City Council unanimously approves Building a Better 82nd, with historic transfer of ownership to PBOT

City of Portland takes over 82nd Avenue and delivers critical safety and maintenance repairs through 2026;
Community partnership to build the future together, beyond 2026

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I-84 closes this weekend east of I-5 for installation of a new bike-pedestrian bridge

Both eastbound and westbound I-84 will be closed around the clock from 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 11.

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Traffic Advisory: PBOT takes significant step forward in improving pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle access to the Hawthorne Bridge

New traffic signals to be activated and Hawthorne Bridge ramp reopened on SW Naito on Tuesday, Sept. 28

Traffic Advisory