Basic road maintenance schedule

Overview

Throughout the year, Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) crews and contractors handle all types of basic road maintenance projects to preserve pavement conditions, so it lasts longer. These are projects bigger than a single pothole or utility cut, and not part of any capital improvement project. 

Typical schedule

• January – April: Gravel Street service, some base repair
• April – September: Grind-and-pave work, base repair 
• May – September: Sealing work such as micro-surfacing, slurry seal, crack seal etc.
• October – December: Gravel Street service, base repairs

Timing

Much of this work is weather-dependent and scheduled 1-2 months in advance based on numerous factors including road conditions and crew availability. Projects typically take anywhere from half a day to a full work week. 

What to expect

As with all construction projects, expect some dust and noise from heavy equipment, as well as minor disruptions to traffic. 

Obey work zones

Always travel cautiously around work zones, observe all lane closures and directions by reader boards and flaggers. Use alternate routes if possible.

October 2024

Ongoing

Gravel Street Service. PBOT crews will work on street segments in Southwest and Northwest Portland from late October through December, then move to Southeast Portland, aiming to finish the season April 2025. Residents should receive mailers prior to work in their neighborhood. Crews are slated to work in the Ashcreek, Crestwood, and Multnomah neighborhoods starting Oct. 28. 

More details on our Gravel Street Service page. Or view our interactive map, updated each fall:

Gravel Street Service interactive street map

Sept. 26 - Oct. 3

• Location: SE Mt Scott Boulevard (92nd to 112th avenues)
• Description: Street grind and repave travel lanes to eliminate potholes
• Hours of work: 6:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, possibility for weekend work
• Traffic impacts: Team will flag traffic through the work zone, expect 20-minute delays.
• Status: Completed

Oct. 1

• Location: SW Alice Street and 45th Avenue
• Description: Base Repair soft section of street
• Hours of work: 6:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
• Traffic impacts: Team will flag traffic through the work zone, expect 20-minute delays.
• Status: Completed

Oct. 1

• Location: NE 3rd Avenue (Wasco to Clackamas streets)
• Description: Base Repair sunken area in street
• Hours of work: 6:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday
• Traffic impacts: Team will flag traffic through the work zone, expect 20-minute delays.
• Status: Completed

Oct. 2

• Location: NE Tillamook Street and 26th Avenue 
• Description: Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. 
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Expect 20-minute delays.
• Status: Completed

Oct. 3

• Location: NE 26th Avenue and NE Schuyler Street
• Description: Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. 
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Expect 20-minute delays.
• Status: Completed

Oct. 7

• Location: NE Oregon Street and 122nd Avenue and NE 
• Description: Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. 
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Expect 20-minute delays.
• Status: Completed

Oct. 7

• Location: SW View Point Terrace (Alice to Brugger streets)
• Description: Street grind and repave to eliminate potholes
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Except 20-minute delays
• Status: Completed

Oct. 8

• Location: 1952 N Lombard Street
• Description: Street grind and repave to ODOT standards for Water Bureau
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Except 20-minute delays
• Status: Completed

Oct. 8

• Location: 555 NE 122nd Ave
• Description: Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. 
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Expect 20-minute delays.
• Status: Completed

Oct. 8 - 9

• Location: SE 7th Avenue (Taylor to Salmon streets)
• Description: Street grind and repave to eliminate potholes
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Except 20-minute delays
• Status: Completed

Oct. 9

• Location: 819 NE 122nd Avenue
• Description: Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. 
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Expect 20-minute delays.
• Status: Completed

Oct. 10

• Location: NE 122nd Avenue and Holladay Place
• Description: Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. 
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Expect 20-minute delays.
• Status: Completed

Oct. 10

• Location: SE 7th Avenue (Harrison to Grant streets)
• Description: Street grind and repave to eliminate potholes
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Except 20-minute delays
• Status: Completed

Oct. 11

• Location: NE Alberta Street (52nd to Cully)
• Description: Reinstall Speed Bumps
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Except 20-minute delays
• Status: Completed

Oct. 9-14

• Location: SW Multnomah Boulevard (64th Avenue to Garden Home Road)
• Description: Street grind and repave to eliminate potholes
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Except 20-minute delays
• Status: In progress

Oct. 14

• Location: NE Multnomah Street and NE 122nd Avenue
• Description: Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. 
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Expect 20-minute delays.
• Status: Completed

Oct. 17 - 18

• Location: N Wall Street and N Houghton Avenue
• Description: Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. 
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Expect 20-minute delays.
• Status: Scheduled

Oct. 17 - 18

• Location: N Jantzen Drive (Hayden Island to Tomahawk Island drives)
• Description: Street grind and repave to eliminate potholes. 
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Expect 20-minute delays.
• Status: Scheduled

Oct. 21

• Location: N Superior Street and N Houghton Avenue
• Description: Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. 
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Expect 20-minute delays.
• Status: Scheduled

Oct. 22 - 23

• Location: N Kimball Street and N Houghton Avenue
• Description: Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. 
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Expect 20-minute delays.
• Status: Scheduled

Oct. 24 - 28

• Location: N Fortune Street and N Houghton Avenue
• Description: Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. 
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Expect 20-minute delays.
• Status: Scheduled

Oct. 29 - 30

• Location: SE 49th Avenue and SE Tolman Street
• Description: Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. 
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Expect 20-minute delays.
• Status: Scheduled

Oct. 28 - 31

• Location: SW Broadway (Sixth Avenue to I-405 ramp)
• Description: Street grind and repave to eliminate potholes. 
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Expect 20-minute delays.
• Status: Scheduled

Oct. 28 - 31

• Location: Ashcreek, Crestwood, and Multnomah neighborhoods
• Description: Gravel Street Service
• Hours of work: 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. weekdays with possibility for weekend work
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers, watch for parking restrictions.

Oct. 31

• Location: SE 49th Avenue and SE Martins Street
• Description: Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. 
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Expect 20-minute delays.
• Status: Scheduled

November 2024

Ongoing

Gravel Street Service. PBOT crews will work on street segments in Southwest and Northwest Portland from late October through December, then move to Southeast Portland, aiming to finish the season April 2025. Residents should receive mailers prior to work in their neighborhood. In November, crews are slated to work in the Multnomah, Maplewood, Hayhurst, Southwest Hills, Hillsdale, and Homesteadneighborhoods. 

More details on our Gravel Street Service page. Or view our interactive map, updated each fall:

Gravel Street Service interactive street map

Nov. 1 - 2

• Location: NE Dekum Street and NE Mallory Avenue
• Description: Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. 
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Expect 20-minute delays.
• Status: Scheduled

Nov. 4

• Location: SE Alder Court and SE Morrison Street
• Description: Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. 
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Expect 20-minute delays.
• Status: Scheduled

Nov. 5

• Location: SE 36th Avenue and SE Center Street
• Description: Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. 
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Expect 20-minute delays.
• Status: Scheduled

2024 completed projects (by quadrant)

North Portland

• N Kalmar St (Swenson Street to dead end). Pavement repairs to eliminate potholes. Completed Sept. 4 - 5, 2024.
• N Pierce Avenue (N Willamette Boulevard to dead end). Pavement repairs to eliminate potholes. Completed Sept. 3 - 4, 2024.
• N Schmeer Road (Vancouver Avenue to Amazon facility). Street grind and repave travel lanes to eliminate potholes. Completed Sept. 23 - 24, 2024.
• N Willamette Boulevard (Carey Boulevard to Portsmouth Avenue). Street grind and repave. Completed Aug. 8 – 15, 2024.

Northeast Portland

• NE 33rd Avenue (Broadway to Lombard Street). Preventive maintenance - crack seal curb line to extend the life of the street. Completed Aug. 21 - 31, 2024.
• NE 76th Avenue (Stanton to Morris). Water Main pave back and base repair street. Completed Aug. 23 - 27, 2024.
• NE 131st Place (Sandy Boulevard to Shaver Street). Installing speed bumps. Completed Sept. 6, 2024.
• NE Alberta Street (52nd Avenue to Cully Boulevard). Street grind and repave - remove 2 inches of asphalt and replace with new. Completed Sept. 12 - 19, 2024.
• NE Beech Street (82nd to 85th avenues). Installing speed bumps. Completed Sept. 16 - 17, 2024.
• NE Brazee Street and 31st Avenue. Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. Completed Aug. 21 – 22, 2024.
• NE Fremont Street (NE 57th Avenue to N Williams Avenue). Preventive maintenance - crack seal curb line to extend the life of the street. Completed Sept. 3 - 13, 2024.
• NE Milton Street (82nd to 85th avenues). Installing speed bumps. Completed Sept. 16 - 17, 2024.
• NE Morris Street (76th Avenue to dead end). Water Main pave back and base repair street. Completed Aug. 23 - 27, 2024.
• NE Shaver Street and 10th Avenue. Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. Completed Sept. 9 - 10, 2024.
• NE Weidler Street and 17th Avenue. Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. Completed Sept. 18 - 23, 2024.
• NE Weidler Street and 19th Avenue. Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. Completed Sept. 11 - 12, 2024.
• NE Weidler Street and 22nd Avenue. Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. Completed Sept. 24 - 25, 2024.

Northwest Portland

• NW Lovejoy Street (15th to 19th avenues). Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. Completed Aug. 8 – 20, 2024.

Southeast Portland

• SE 12th Avenue (Mill to Clay). Pavement repairs to eliminate potholes. Completed Aug. 28, 2024.
• SE César E. Chávez Boulevard (1900 block). Street grind and repave travel lane to eliminate potholes. Completed Sept. 13, 2024.
• SE Flavel Street (117th to 120th avenues). Street grind and repave travel lanes to eliminate potholes. Completed Sept. 13, 2024.
• SE Mt Scott Boulevard (92nd to 112th avenues). Street grind and repave travel lanes to eliminate potholes. In progress Sept. 26 - Oct. 1, 2024.
• SE Ogden Street and 60th Avenue. Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. Completed Aug. 22, 2024.
• SE Stark Street (86th to 90th avenues). Street grind and repave. Completed Sept. 9 - 12, 2024.
• SE Stephens Street (38th Avenue to César E Chávez Boulevard). Street repairs to eliminate poor drainage. Completed Sept. 13, 2024.
• SE Taylor Street and 90th Avenue. Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. Completed Aug. 2, 2024.

Southwest Portland

• SW Westwood View (Mitchell Street to Westwood Drive). Base repair to eliminate potholes. Completed Aug. 19 – 22, 2024.

Postponed maintenance

• NE Prescott Street (92nd to 102nd avenues) - westbound lanes only.Street grind and repave - remove 2 inches of asphalt and replace with new. Postponed until 2025, dates TBD.