Building a Better 82nd: June 5, 2026

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Updates about Building a Better 82nd

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June 5, 2026 12:30 pm

Construction updates

Overview: June 8–19

Over the next two weeks, PBOT contractors will have several active work zones along NE/SE 82nd Avenue. One lane on NE/SE 82nd Avenue in each direction will remain open during construction. Travelers in the construction areas should expect delays, especially during the morning and evening commutes. Please travel safely through work zones and follow all flaggers, detour signs, and traffic control devices.

Details and traffic impacts

NE Milton to Siskiyou – Utility work will require lane closures.
NE Thompson to Hancock – Paving will require lane closures and turning restrictions. Several side streets will be closed to through traffic at 82nd Avenue, including NE Tillamook. The following detours will be in place for eastbound and westbound traffic:
- Drivers will be detoured to NE Thompson Street.
- People bicycling will be detoured to NE Siskiyou Street.
- Pedestrians will be able to cross 82nd Avenue at NE Thompson or NE Siskiyou streets.
SE Powell to Bush – Paving on SE 82nd Avenue will require lane closures and turning restrictions.
SE Liebe – Civil work will require lane closures on 82nd Avenue.
SE Mitchell – Underground electrical and foundation work will require lane closures on 82nd Avenue and a pedestrian detour.
SE Insley to Foster – Pavement repair will require lane closures on 82nd Avenue.
SE Ramona to Tolman – Landscaping work at Ramona will require lane closures. Beginning June 22, center median island construction at Tolman will also require lane closures and turning restrictions on SE 82nd Avenue.

In addition to the above, contractors will complete punch list items throughout NE/SE 82nd Avenue. Remaining punch list items will require intermittent lane closures on 82nd Avenue.

Visit our project news for past construction updates.

Heads up! Excavation and paving on NE 82nd Avenue between NE Thompson and Hancock streets begins June 15

As a part of the 82nd Avenue Major Maintenance project, contractors with PBOT continue to pave segments of NE/SE 82nd Avenue. Beginning Monday June 15, contractors will begin paving paving NE 82nd Avenue between NE Thompson and Hancock streets. Paving activity in this segment will continue through Friday, June 26.

Two lanes of a road are barricaded off with orange barrells and construction workers drive large construction equipment in order to smooth a new layer of asphalt. — As part of the the 82nd Avenue Major Maintenance Project, contractors with PBOT replaced broken sections of asphalt with new pavement on NE 82nd Avenue near McDaniel High School last year. Paving season on NE/SE 82nd Avenue returns for a second summer, as Raimore Construction and subcontractors will conduct months of repaving work this summer. Photo by PBOT.

As part of the the 82nd Avenue Major Maintenance Project, contractors with PBOT replaced broken sections of asphalt with new pavement on NE 82nd Avenue near McDaniel High School last year. Paving season on NE/SE 82nd Avenue returns for a second summer, as Raimore Construction and subcontractors will conduct months of repaving work this summer. Photo by PBOT.

One lane in each direction on 82nd Avenue will remain open during paving. People traveling on NE 82nd Avenue can expect delays, especially during the morning and evening commutes. Driveway access will be impacted temporarily during outer lane excavation and paving, and contractors will coordinate with individual businesses to limit driveway access disruptions. Pedestrian access will be maintained.

Several side streets will be closed to through traffic and left turns at 82nd Avenue, including NE Tillamook. The following detours will be in place for eastbound and westbound traffic:

Drivers will be detoured to NE Thompson Street.
People bicycling will be detoured to NE Siskiyou Street.
Pedestrians will be directed to cross 82nd Avenue at NE Thompson or NE Siskiyou streets.

Map of NE Thompson to Schuyler shows east-west traffic detour routes. Vehicles will be detoured to NE Thompson and bicyclists will be detoured to NE Schuyler. Pedestrians will be able to cross NE 82nd Avenue at either intersections. Graphic by PBOT.

2026 Paving Schedule

A map of 82nd Avenue between NE Sandy Boulevard and SE Foster Road highlights areas of completed paving, areas of paving in 2026 and approximate start dates for each area. Graphic by PBOT.

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The schedule for paving 82nd Avenue, from NE to SE, in 2026:

NE Thompson to Hancock is anticipated to begin June 15
SE Clinton to Brooklyn is now complete
SE Brooklyn to Powell is in progress
SE Powell to Bush begins June 8
SE Schiller to Raymond Court begins early July
SE Raymond Court to Foster begins late July

Upcoming events

Wednesday, June 24 | 6–7:30 p.m. | 82nd Avenue Transit Project Community Advisory Committee Meeting | PCC SE Community Hall Annex (2305 SE 82nd Ave., Portland)

Related efforts

82nd Avenue Transit Project

The 82nd Avenue Transit Project will bring high-capacity FX–Frequent Express bus service along SE 82nd Avenue, between Clackamas Town Center and the Cully neighborhood.

Learn more about the 82nd Avenue Transit Project

82nd Avenue Community Coalition

Throughout the public engagement process, PBOT will be working alongside the 82nd Avenue Coalition. Convened by Oregon Walks, Verde, APANO, and Unite Oregon, this coalition is made up of people and organizations that live, work, and play along 82nd Avenue.

Learn more and join the coalition