Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Updates for Central Oregon

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Weekly Road and Traffic Report:

Special Events

· Happy Girls Half Marathon will be held on May 25 from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. The following locations will have flaggers:

o NW Galveston Avenue bridge between NW Harmon Boulevard and NW Riverfront Street

o NW Mt. Washington Drive between Scenic Heights Drive and NW Links Lane

o NW Newport Avenue between NW Drake Road and NW Wall Street

o NW Portland Avenue at intersection with NW 1st Street

· Bend Beer Chase will be held on June 1 from 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. The following street will be closed:

o NW Idaho Avenue between NW Wall Street and NW Bond Street

o Crusher Avenue between O.B. Riley Road and Archie Briggs Road

· Cascade Cycling Classic will be held in Bend on June 1 – 2. The following roads will be impacted:

§ Saturday from 6 a.m. – 10 p.m.

o NW Columbia Street between Simpson Avenue and NW Albany Avenue

o SW Shevlin Hixon Drive between Simpson Avenue and NW Allen Road

o SW Commerce Avenue between NW Allen Road and NW Columbia Street

§ Sunday from 6 a.m. – 5 p.m.

o NW Mt. Washington Drive at intersection with NW Summit Drive

o NW Mt. Washington Drive at intersection with NW Regency Street

o NW College Way, NW Saginaw Drive, NW Juniper Drive, NW Iowa Drive, NW Tower Rock Road, NW Promontory Drive, NW Three Sisters Drive, NW Overlook Drive, NW Remarkable Drive, NW Perspective Drive, NW Horizon Drive

For the Week of May 27 – June 2

· SW Bond Street between SE Wilson Avenue and SW Upper Terrace Drive for paving, road closure with detour, 5/29/19.

· NE 2nd Street between NE Burnside Avenue and NE Quimby Avenue for paving, road closure with local access only, 5/28/19.

· NW Twilight Drive, NW Nightfall Circle, Sample Court, NW Keenan Court, and NW Fitzgerald Court for milling and paving, road closure with local access only, 5/28/19 – 5/31/19.

· Wilderness Way, Steens Mountain Loop, Strawberry Mountain Court, Cultus Mountain Court, Steens Mountain Court, Merritt Court, and Dooley Mountain Loop for milling, road closures with local access only, 5/30/19 – 5/31/19.

· SW Troon Avenue and NW 17th Avenue for milling and paving, road closures with local access only, 5/28/19 – 5/29/19.

· SW Colorado Avenue/NW Arizona Avenue between SW Industrial Way and SW Wall Street for geotechnical boring, lane shifts in eastbound lane, 5/29/19, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Ongoing Closures:

· Roundabout at intersection of NW Shevlin Park Road and NW Mt. Washington Drive for roundabout reconstruction, road closure with detours, 5/13/19 – 6/27/19.

· SE Cessna Drive between SE Piper Drive and SE Craven Road for waterline installation, road closure with detour, 5/20/19 – 6/6/19.

· NE 6th Street between NE Greenwood Avenue (US Hwy 20) and NE Majesty Lane for asphalt speed hump installation, pavement markings, and concrete work at several intersections, rolling one block closures and detours along with day time flagging, 4/29/19 – 6/15/19.

· Brosterhous Road between American Lane and Jacklight Lane for sewer main installation, southbound lane closures with detours, until 7/15/19.

Upcoming Closures:

· Providence Drive north of Neff Road for milling and paving, road closure with local access only, 6/3/19 – 6/5/19.

· Providence Drive between Neff Road and Highway 20 for milling and paving, road closure with local access only, 6/3/19 – 6/6/19.

· Fairway Drive between Country Club Drive and Parr Lane for milling and paving, road closure with local access only, 6/4/19 – 6/7/19.

· Wilderness Way, Steens Mountain Loop, Strawberry Mountain Court, Cultus Mountain Court, Steens Mountain Court, Merritt Court, and Dooley Mountain Loop for paving, road closures with local access only, 6/3/19 – 6/4/19.

· The intersection of Empire Avenue and Purcell Boulevard will be closed to complete the construction of a new roundabout at this intersection. The closure will begin on Monday, June 17th and will last approximately 8 weeks. Access to Terrango Glen and Lava Ridges neighborhoods will be maintained during construction. Detours will be signed and a map showing these detours will be issued in future outreach efforts. Please be aware of construction speed limit changes in this area.

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Beaver Walk & Beaver Believers Screening

Beaver Natural History Walk & Restoration Site Tour, 4-5 pm Followed by a screening of The Beaver Believers and Q &A Hosted by Maureen Thompson, Beaver Works Program Manager and Kolleen Miller, Education Director for The Upper

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8th Annual Locavore Gala & Fundraiser

We invite you to be a part of something extraordinary – an evening that transcends the ordinary and celebrates the heart of our community. Central Oregon Locavore proudly presents its 8th Annual Gala and Fundraiser, a special