June 22nd update: Paving will conclude today as scheduled,.  To avoid undue delays, motor vehicles and TriMet will be detoured to adjacent local strreets today only. Local access will be provided for residents.  Thank  you for your patience as PBOT improves this stretch of road.  

(June 18, 2014)  – The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation advises the traveling public that street improvements will require lane closures on SE 60^th Avenue from SE Division to SE Belmont streets Saturday, June 21 and Sunday, June 22, 7 a.m. through 5 p.m. each day.

The lane closures will allow crews to pave .49 lane mile from SE Hawthorne Boulevard to SE Harrison Street.  Sidewalks will remain open for pedestrians and bicycle use.

The public is advised to expect delays while repairs are being made. We ask the public to travel cautiously, observe all lane closures and directions by flaggers, and use alternate routes if possible. Local access will be provided.

This work is weather-dependent and the schedule may change.

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(June 18, 2014) – The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation advises the traveling public that tunnel maintenance will require lane closures on West Burnside Street in and near the West Burnside Tunnel west of SW Barnes Road on Saturday, June 21, 2014 and Sunday, June 22, 2014 from 6:30 a.m., to 5 p.m. 

The public is advised to expect delays, travel cautiously, observe all lane closures and directions by flaggers, and use alternate routes if possible.

Maintenance crews will be performing general inspection and maintenance of the West Burnside Tunnel including but not limited to debris removal, vegetation maintenance, pressure washing and painting.

One lane in each direction will remain open at all times. Traffic will be limited to one direction at a time in the construction zone with flaggers.

Local access to residences will be provided.

This work is weather-dependent, and the schedule may change.

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(June 19, 2014) With higher-than-expected interest in the transportation funding proposal, the Portland Bureau of Transportation has decided to relocate Tuesday’s town hall to the Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 255.

The event is free and open to the public. The Tuesday meeting is intended to focus on how the transportation fee would work for businesses, non-profits and other non-residential land uses. Participants are encouraged to discuss ways improve the proposal or suggest alternative ways of raising money for transportation safety and maintenance. A Wednesday night meeting will focus on the fee for households.

“Portlanders are passionate about participating in local government,” Mayor Hales said. “We welcome ideas about how they want to improve the transportation fee, or alternative proposals on par with the $53 million it would raise. There’s no question we need to invest in basic transportation maintenance and safety.”

The Tuesday event is the first of two town halls coming up: 

• Town Hall on Business and Non-Residential Fee: 8 to 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 24, at Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 255, 777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Directions and visitor info.
• Town Hall on Residential Fee: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 25, at Kaiser Permanente’s Town Hall, 3704 N Interstate Ave. 

The town hall meetings will provide an opportunity for the public to speak with transportation staff, ask questions and make comments to Mayor Hales, Commissioner Steve Novick and Transportation Director Leah Treat.

The City Council delayed the proposal June 4, after five months of Our Streets PDX town halls, online surveys, advisory committee meetings and a five-hour public hearing May 29. Two upcoming town halls will kick off the next phase of outreach through October, designed to gather input to address the needs of businesses, non-profits and low-income households.

For more information about the Our Streets PDX funding conversation and the proposed Transportation User Fee, see the project web page: www.ourstreetspdx.com.

See updated information on the proposed fee the council amended May 29: 

• Updated online calculator: PBOT has updated an online calculator that estimates the monthly fee for residential and non-residential ratepayers. PBOT has updated the web calculator from the proposed $11.56 fee to the 3-year phase-in starting at $6 a month for single-family properties.
• Transportation User Fee rate details: Details on the way the fee is calculated, to help business owners find the right information.
• Frequently Asked Questions: This series of questions and answers will help the public learn more about why the fee was proposed and what it would pay for.
• Email us for more information at TUF_Administrator@portlandoregon.gov
• Talk about it on twitter, using hashtag #ourstreetspdx

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Note: this project has been postoned due to rain

(June 19, 2014)  – The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation advises the traveling public that street improvements will require lane closures on NE Marine Drive at NE 33^rd Drive on Friday, June 20^th from 7 a.m. through 3 p.m.

The public is advised to expect delays while repairs are being made. The closures allow crews to repair the damaged road base and repave that section. We ask the public to travel cautiously, observe all lane closures and directions by flaggers, and use alternate routes if possible.

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(June 20, 2014) – The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation advises the traveling public that street improvements will require lane closures on SE Belmont Avenue from SE 49th Avenue to SE 55th Avenue Monday, June 23, through Friday, June 27, 2014, 7 a.m. through 3 p.m. each day.

These lane closures will allow crews to pave .84 lane miles.

Parking restriction barricades will be in place one or two workdays before the start of work. Traffic restrictions will be in place from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Access will be maintained for businesses and residents. The public is advised to expect delays while repairs are being made.  We ask the public to travel cautiously, observe all lane closures and directions by flaggers, and use alternate routes if possible.

This work is weather-dependent and the schedule may change.

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