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20 services and resources found

Adopt a storm drain

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Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) crews work to keep city drains clear and prevent flooding. With over 58,000 drains in the city, we can’t get to them all. “Adopt” a storm drain near you and help keep them clear of debris. Tips on clearing drains and information about stormwater runoff.

Asset management at PBOT

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The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) manages transportation assets worth $21.9 billion. Our transportation system moves people, goods, freight, and emergency vehicles through the city. Our policy statement, reporting, risk assessment, and asset list illustrated in one chart.

Basic road maintenance schedule

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Schedule of basic road maintenance from the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT). Includes gravel street service, grind-and-pave, base repair, crack sealing, micro-surfacing, and other work to preserve pavement conditions. Work typically takes less than a week, with minor traffic disruption.

Buy compost and gravel from Sunderland Yard

Service
Sunderland Yard is a city facility that recycles materials from work done by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT). Facility produces compost, recycled rock, screened dirt, as well as sand from snow and ice response. Recycled rock and compost for sale. Screened dirt free.

GET HOME SAFE: Rainy weather travel tips

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In rainy weather, Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) crews work 24/7 to clear hazards from the right-of-way, including downed trees, landslides, and keeping storm drains clear after storms. Here are tips for taking transit, walking, biking, or driving in rainy weather.

GET HOME SAFE: Snow and ice travel tips

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During winter storms, crews with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) work 24/7 to clear hazards from city streets and keep emergency routes open. Tips to plan ahead, take transit, walk, bike, or drive in snow and ice.

Landslides, flooding, and sandbags

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Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is the city’s lead agency keeping city streets safe during flooding and landslides. Prevention tips, what to do in a landslide, how to report, sandbag locations.

Leaf Day (2025-26)

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For Leaf Day service, crews with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) sweep 82 zones, primarily those with the highest concentration of mature street trees. Leaf removal in these zones is FREE. Find out if you’re in a Leaf Zone and your schedule for the 2025-2026 season.

Local street cleaning - 2026 pilot

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Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) local street cleaning pilot. Summer and fall 2026. One pilot in portion of Kenton, another in portions of Cathedral Park and St. Johns neighborhoods July-September 2026. Overview of operations, time of day, schedules for cleaning by cycle and street segment.

Microsurfacing, explained

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The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) uses microsurfacing as preventive maintenance on deteriorated roads that are not yet bad enough to warrant full reconstruction.

Portland Gravel Street Service

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The Portland Bureau of Transportation's (PBOT) Gravel Street Service is a no cost street improvement service. Through this work, PBOT crews improve the condition of the streets by filling potholes and ruts with gravel. The result will be smoother roads that make travel and access easier

Provide feedback on Leaf Day

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Let the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) know how they might improve Leaf Day service in the future.

Report a pothole, sinkhole, or emergency road hazard

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Report potholes, sinkholes, or other emergency road hazards online, via email, or by calling our 24/7 maintenance dispatch at the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT).

Report work zone or construction hazards

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Concerns about hazards in and around work zones and construction sites may be reported directly to the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) via email or our online form. Staff review these forms and email regularly.

Snowplow Naming Contest

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The Portland Bureau of Transportation's (PBOT) annual Snowplow Naming Contest invites Portlanders to submit creative names for the bureau's fleet of 56 snowplows. PBOT uses ranked-choice voting to select the top five names each year. Contest information and background.

Street cleaning

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The Street Cleaning section of the Maintenance Operations group within the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) provides street sweeping, cleaning, and vegetation management services to remove debris and vegetation from Portland’s streets.

Street Sign

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The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), maintains thousands of signs, posts, and poles. If you see a damaged street sign in your neighborhood, please call our dispatch at 503-823-1700.

Winter Weather Basics and FAQ

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Residents, property owners and our business community are an essential part of helping the city rebound quickly after a storm. Emergency resources, winter weather basics for residents and businesses, and how the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) prepares for and responds to winter weather.

Winter Weather Center

External resource
Interactive map from the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) showing snow and ice routes, salt routes, traffic cameras and real-time weather, road closure, and plow information. Elements may not be accessible to screen readers.

Winter weather road closures and chain advisories

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The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) responds to road hazards day or night. List of chain advisories and roads PBOT crews have closed due to winter weather. Emergency routes, explained. Link to map.

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