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.

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 through the Hayhurst, South Portland, Southwest Hills, Hillsdale, Homestead, Arlington Heights, and Sylvan-Highlandsneighborhoods. 

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

Gravel Street Service interactive street map

Nov. 1

• Location: NE 38th Avenue (5500 block)
• Description: Repair street at driveway apron
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Except 20-minute delays
• Status: Completed

Nov. 1

• Location: NE 22nd Avenue (2700 block)
• Description: Repair street at curb due to tree removal
• Hours of work: 6 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
• Traffic impacts: Watch and obey traffic flaggers. Except 20-minute delays
• Status: Completed

Nov. 4 - 6

• Location: SE 49th Avenue and 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: In progress

Nov. 6 - 7

• Location: SE 49th Avenue and Carlton 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: In progress

Nov. 5

• Location: SE 36th Avenue and 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

Nov. 5 - 6

• Location: NE Dekum Street and 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. 5 - 7

• Location: NE 26th Avenue and Thompson 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: In progress

Nov. 8

• Location: SE 87th Avenue and Holgate Boulevard
• 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. 12 - 13

• Location: SE 49th Avenue and 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

Nov. 14 - 15

• Location: SE 49th Avenue and Henry 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. 18 - 19

• Location: N Houghton Avenue and Westanna 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. 25

• Location: SE Alder Court and 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

December 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. 

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

Gravel Street Service interactive street map

2024 completed projects (by quadrant)

North Portland

• N Houghton Avenue and Fortune Street. Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. Completed Oct. 29 - Nov 4, 2024.
• N Houghton Avenue and Kimball Street. Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. Completed Oct. 24 - 28, 2024.
• N Houghton Avenue and Superior Street. Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. Completed Oct. 28, 2024.
• N Houghton Avenue and Wall Street. Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. Completed Oct. 21 - 22, 2024.
• N Kalmar St (Swenson Street to dead end). Pavement repairs to eliminate potholes. Completed Sept. 4 - 5, 2024.
• N Lombard Street (1900 block). Street grind and repave to ODOT standards for Water Bureau. Completed Oct. 8, 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 3rd Avenue (Wasco to Clackamas streets). Base Repair sunken area in street. Completed Oct. 1, 2024.
• NE 10th Avenue and Shaver Street. Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. Completed Sept. 9 - 10, 2024.
• NE 12th Avenue (Davis to Flanders streets). Grind and repave potholes. Completed Oct. 28 - 29, 2024.
• NE 26th Avenue and Schuyler Street. Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. Completed Oct. 3, 2024.
• NE 26th Avenue and Tillamook Street. Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. Completed Oct. 2, 2024.
• NE 31st Avenue and Brazee Street. Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. Completed Aug. 21 – 22, 2024.
• 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 122nd Avenue (500 block). Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. Completed Oct. 8, 2024.
• NE 122nd Avenue (800 block). Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. Completed Oct. 9, 2024.
• NE 122nd Avenue and Holladay Place. Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. Completed Oct. 10, 2024.
• NE 122nd Avenue and Multnomah Street. Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. Completed Oct. 14, 2024.
• NE 122nd Avenue and Oregon Street. Paving work to backfill gaps after separate ADA curb ramp work. Completed Oct. 7, 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); Reinstall speed bumps (Completed Oct. 11 - 12, 2024).
• NE Beech Street (82nd to 85th avenues). Installing speed bumps. Completed Sept. 16 - 17, 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 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.
• NE Weidler Street (Victoria to 3rd Avenues). Base repairs to remove potholes and risk claims. Completed Oct. 22 - 24, 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 7th Avenue (Harrison to Grant streets). Street grind and repave to eliminate potholes. Completed Oct. 10, 2024.
• SE 7th Avenue (Taylor to Salmon streets). Street grind and repave to eliminate potholes. Completed Oct. 8 - 9, 2024.
• 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. 3, 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

• Gravel Streets Service in Ashcreek, Crestwood, Multnomah, and Maplewood neighborhoods. Completed October 2024.
• SW 34th Avenue and Stephenson Street. Move and reinstall speed bump, drainage issues. Completed Oct. 21 - 29, 2024.
• SW 45th Avenue and Alice Street. Base Repair soft section of street. Completed Oct. 1, 2024.
• SW Multnomah Boulevard (64th Avenue to Garden Home Road). Street grind and repave to eliminate potholes. Completed Oct. 9-18, 2024.
• SW View Point Terrace (Alice to Brugger streets). Street grind and repave to eliminate potholes. Completed Oct. 7, 2024.
• SW Westwood View (Mitchell Street to Westwood Drive). Base repair to eliminate potholes. Completed Aug. 19 – 22, 2024.

Postponed maintenance

• N Jantzen Drive (Hayden Island to Tomahawk Island drives). Street grind and repave to eliminate potholes. Originally scheduled Oct. 17-18, 2024. Postponed due to weather, new dates TBD.
• NE Alberta Street (42nd to 52nd avenues). Install speed bumps. Originally scheduled Oct. 17-18, 2024. Postponed due to weather, rescheduled for spring 2025
• 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.