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With the start of the school year, PBOT reminds the public that school routes are everywhere, urges Portlanders to 'drive like it'
With so many kids walking, biking and otherwise traveling on the city's sidewalks and streets, the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is urging people driving to be especially careful and to drive with extra caution and attention.
Updated Traffic Advisory
Paving work requires nighttime road closure of SW Naito Parkway on Aug. 30 and 31
All traffic on SW Naito Parkway between SW Harrison and SW Jefferson will be detoured between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. on Monday and Tuesday evenings.
Traffic Advisory
"Go By Greenways” in East Portland to have fun, stay healthy and win great prizes!
Play the Go By Greenways game over the next four weeks and get to know Portland’s newest neighborhood greenways
Blog post
UPDATE: NW Cornell Road closure postponed to Monday, Aug. 30
Traffic will be detoured via NW Skyline Boulevard and West Burnside Street through Spring 2022
Updated Traffic Advisory
Public input needed this fall as county, city consider cost cutting for earthquake ready Burnside Bridge
Although construction of the new, earthquake-ready Burnside Bridge will not start for a few years, Multnomah County, with assistance from the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), is hard at work finding ways to make the most of the limited budget, and are looking for input from the public.
Updated Blog post
PBOT’s Healthy Businesses permit program to continue waiving fees through June 2022
Good news for small business owners and their customers! Thanks to Portland City Council and the American Rescue Plan, permits through the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) Healthy Businesses program will continue to be FREE through June 30, 2022.
Updated News article
Traffic Advisory: Southbound SW Capitol Highway detoured at SW Garden Home Road starting Wed., Aug. 18 through November 2022
Work continues on Fixing Our Streets-funded SW Capitol Highway project connecting Multnomah Village and West Portland, prompting detour
Updated Traffic Advisory
A smoother street is coming to NE Fremont Street from NE 38th to 21st avenues
Paving work begins Monday, Aug. 16 on NE Fremont Street from NE 38th to 21st avenues, as part of the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) ongoing maintenance paving work. The street repairs will continue through the month of September, each weekday from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and possibly weekends.
Traffic Advisory
PBOT gears up for construction on SE Division from SE 80th to 174th avenues
The Outer Division Safety Project will invest $11M in safety improvements for pedestrians, drivers and people on bikes on one of the most dangerous streets in Portland
Press release
Intersection paving at César E. Chávez and SE Hawthorne boulevards will impact traffic on Wednesday and Thursday
Drivers are encouraged to use alternate routes, construction to impact eastbound and westbound traffic on Hawthorne
Traffic Advisory
A new strategy for East Portland
PBOT’s East Portland Arterial Streets Strategy report shows the positive, transformative potential of more than a dozen road projects in East Portland.
News article
Portlanders on the go have a new parking option
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) has created new 5-minute parking zones for quick drop-offs and pickups. Parking in the zones is free. Dubbed 5-minute Fast Stops, the new zones will be installed initially along five commercial corridors across the city.
News article
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