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New year, new investments: PBOT to break ground on nine new projects in Portland’s Central City in 2022
Nine new projects will begin construction in 2022. The projects, which emerge from the City Council-approved Central City in Motion and Rose Lane Project plans, are designed to improve the speed and reliability of transit, provide dedicated space for people who bike, and to make streets safer regard
Press release
Night work at SW Multnomah Boulevard and 40th Avenue on Thursday, Dec. 9
Flaggers will direct traffic in all directions on SW Multnomah Boulevard at SW 40th Avenue from 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 9 until 6 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 10.
Traffic Advisory
Tips for climate-friendly travel in the wet, cold, and dark
Keep walking, biking, rolling and strolling, year-round!
Blog post
Shop local and earn free parking with Parking Kitty this holiday season
Find the purrfect gift for your loved ones by supporting small businesses and shopping local this holiday season.
Blog post
A safer, more accessible SE Hawthorne Boulevard just in time for the holidays
For pedestrians, shopping, dining, and doing business on Hawthorne is now better than ever
Press release
Street and rail repairs on NW 9th Avenue at Naito Parkway continue through Friday, Nov. 19
Beginning Monday, Nov. 8 through Friday, Nov. 19, the Portland Terminal Railway Company and the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will be completing street and railway repairs on NW 9th Avenue between NW Overton Street and NW Naito Parkway.
Updated Traffic Advisory
Safer streets, better connections, and a freshly paved roadway on SE 136th Avenue thanks to Fixing Our Streets
New street trees and wayfinding improve the quality of life for residents in the Powellhurst-Gilbert neighborhood in East Portland
News article
Emergency partial closure of NE 33rd Avenue Bridge at NE Columbia Boulevard
The NE 33rd Avenue Bridge over NE Lombard Street will require a partial closure after engineers with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) observed damage to the concrete in one of the bridge’s cross beams.
Updated Traffic Advisory
Expect delays eastbound across the Hawthorne Bridge tomorrow as crews adjust new traffic signals
Crews working for the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will adjust the louvers in the traffic signal heads to improve visibility of the signals.
Traffic Advisory
PBOT and Multnomah County Library announce winners of the 2021 Bike to Books Design Contest
Enjoy book recommendations from Multnomah County librarians inspired by this year’s winning designs
Press release
News Advisory: Annual Portland Aerial Tram evacuation exercise set for Sunday, Oct. 10 from 9 a.m. to noon
The annual evacuation exercise for the Portland Aerial Tram is set for Sunday morning, Oct. 10. The exercise will begin at 9 a.m. and should be concluded by noon. No traffic impacts are expected. The tram is owned by the City of Portland’s Bureau of Transportation and operated by OHSU.
Updated Press release
I-84 closes this weekend east of I-5 for installation of a new bike-pedestrian bridge
Both eastbound and westbound I-84 will be closed around the clock from 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 8 to 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 11.
Press release
Adaptive BIKETOWN gets people riding at Adaptive Cycling Resource Fair
Adaptive cycling can be a great way for people with movement disorders like Parkinson’s to exercise and have fun.
Updated Blog post
Temporary traffic delays and lane closures on SW Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway and SW Capitol Highway on Wednesday, Sept. 29
Crews will be delivering and unloading 100-foot steel girders for the Red Electric Trail Bridge project
Traffic Advisory
Traffic Advisory: PBOT takes significant step forward in improving pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle access to the Hawthorne Bridge
New traffic signals to be activated and Hawthorne Bridge ramp reopened on SW Naito on Tuesday, Sept. 28
Traffic Advisory
Advertencia de tránsito: ¡Marque la fecha! La instalación de Blumenauer Bridge, el puente para peatones y ciclistas más nuevo de Portland, iniciará el viernes 8 de octubre
La instalación del Puente requerirá el cierre total de la carretera Interestatal 84 en ambas direcciones durante un fin de semana
Traffic Advisory
Save the date! Placement of Blumenauer Bridge, Portland’s latest pedestrian and bicycle bridge, begins on Friday, Oct. 8
Bridge placement will require a full closure of Interstate 84 in both directions for one weekend
Traffic Advisory
St. Johns main street upgrades kick off next week with $5M in improvements
The decades of potholes caused by buried streetcar tracks on N Lombard Street in St. Johns will soon come to an end, when the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) starts construction on the N Lombard Main Street Repair Project through the heart of Portland’s northern business district.
Press release
Construction starts Monday on new crossings, curb extensions, traffic signals, and bike lanes as part of PBOT's Downtown I-405 Pedestrian Safety and Operational Improvements Project
Construction on the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) Downtown I-405 Pedestrian Safety and Operational Improvements project will begin Monday, Sept. 20.
Traffic Advisory
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