October 31, 2018 Update:  The Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge restoration project is complete and the Springwater Corridor Trail is now OPEN.

With construction complete, you can:

• View a time lapse of the salmon subway construction: http://bit.ly/timelapseOaksBottom
• View images of construction and Environmental Services' critter camera video: http://bit.ly/OaksBottomFlickr 
• View background information about this transformational, collaborative project to bring salmon back to Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge. 
• See news releases on the completion of the salmon subway

Project partners are the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Services, and Portland Parks & Recreation

Project impacts affecting Springwater Corridor Trail

Between July 9 and October 31, 2018, the Springwater Trail at the project site was closed as a through route.  

BES worked with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) to identify two main recommended alternate routes during the closure of the corridor. 

• The Willamette Greenway Trail on the west side of the Willamette River
• The new SE 19th Avenue Greenway connecting to the 17th Avenue Bike Lane on the east side of the river

Pedestrian, bicycle, and auto access to the Oaks Amusement Park and the Oregon Yacht Club floating home community was maintained throughout the project.

Download the alternate bike routes map here.

Project Contacts

BES CONTACT: Ronda Fast, 503-823-4921, Ronda.Fast@portlandoregon.gov

USACE CONTACT: Sarah Bennett, 503-808-4514, Sarah.P.Bennett@usace.army.mil