Traffic Advisory: Paving work begins on NE 122nd Avenue as PBOT continues investments in maintenance and safety along the corridor

(Sept. 2, 2026) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will begin repaving NE 122nd Avenue from NE Glisan Street to NE Holladay starting tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 3 and continuing through Sept. 22.

Crews will begin by grinding away the top layer of damaged pavement, which is work that can be done in rainy weather. As weather improves, crews will shift back to complete paving work on NE Glisan Street between 82nd and 92nd avenues, which requires dry weather to be completed, before resuming work on NE 122nd Avenue.

In total, PBOT paving crews will repave 1.68 lane miles on NE 122nd Avenue. Crews will work from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on NE 122nd Avenue between NE Glisan and Holladay streets. Additional paving work on 122nd Avenue is planned for Holladay to Halsey streets and Halsey to Broadway. These segments will be scheduled after the initial segment is completed.

Transit riders should check trimet.org for impacts.

During construction one travel lane will be open in each direction. Sidewalks will remain open for pedestrians. People biking are asked to detour to sidewalks during construction. The traveling public is advised to expect delays, travel cautiously, observe all closures and directions by flaggers, and use alternate routes if possible.  Local access to residences and businesses will remain available.

The repaving is happening in coordination with newly updated curb ramps to meet current ADA-guidelines as well as updated stormwater treatment capacity and upgraded traffic signals. Following the repaving at NE 122nd Avenue and Halsey Street, the intersection will be restriped to separate right-turning motor vehicles from pedestrians and people biking and maintain the bicycle lanes on NE 122nd Avenue through the intersection. The work is funded by Fixing Our Streets focused on intersection safety. 

The intersection was ranked the fourth most dangerous in Portland, with 79 crashes, including one traffic death and 61 injuries in four years ending 2023. Targeting safety investments on the most dangerous streets in Portland is a key part of Vision Zero, the citywide goal of reducing and eventually eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries.

After repaving, NE 122nd Avenue between NE Glisan Street and NE Broadway will still have two ten-foot travel lanes in each direction separated by a ten-foot center turn lane. The parking lane will be converted to a nine-foot bike lane, with the current bike lane converted to a four-foot buffer. The design will also include some medians and left-turn restrictions as well as the removal of underutilized street parking to allow for the protected bike lanes to be added in the future. Learn more about how PBOT is building a safer 122nd Avenue online at www.portland.gov/122nd.

The work is funded by Portland's voter-approved 10-cent gas tax for fixing our streets and making them safer for all.

Learn more about PBOT's road maintenance work and see the schedule of planned projects at portland.gov/pavement

Visit Fixing Our Streets online to learn about how PBOT is using program funds to repave streets and fix potholes, build sidewalks, install new signals and streetlights, and much more.

PBOT thanks residents and businesses for their patience during construction.