Please see below for info and details on the project related street closures on Grant Street:
Grant Street sewer project weekly update (12/1):
- Weeks of 11/22 and 11/29 update: The contractor installed replacement sewer services (connections to houses) on Grant Street, between Carr Street and Yamhill Street, connecting these houses to the new pipe previously installed in Grant Street. Previously installed connections between new pipe and existing manholes were finalized by grouting the connections within the manholes. Installation of replacement sewer pipe on Grant Street east of Yamhill Street was started.
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Week of 12/1 forecast: The contractor will install replacement sewer pipe on Grant Street, between Yamhill Street and Park Street. Individual blocks under construction will be closed to through traffic during working hours. Pedestrian access will be maintained whenever possible. The contractor has made an agreement with a local landowner to receive some excavated soil from the project, and during active excavation soil will be transported from the construction site to the agreed field. This soil will be tilled into the field by the landowner.
Estimated long-term schedule is outlined below. All dates are subject to adjustment based on work progress and field conditions.
- December 2025 – completion of sewer replacement on Grant Street, ending at Pine Street. Begin sewer replacement on Main Street, between Cunningham and Yamhill Streets.
- January 2026 – Completion of sewer replacement on Main Street, between Cunningham and Yamhill Streets. Trenchless lining of existing sewer on Main Street, between Yamhill and Pine Streets. Water main replacement on Grant Street, between Carr and Yamhill Streets.
- February and March 2026 – new sidewalks on north side of Main Street, between Cunningham and Yamhill Streets. New sidewalk on west side of Cunningham Street. Repaving of north lane of Main Street, between Cunningham and Yamhill Streets. Repaving of Grant Street between Cunningham and Pine Streets.
Additional Project Details-
Overnight closures: the sewer replacement work on Grant Street is limited to the hours of 8am to 5pm. During these hours, through traffic is stopped for the one-block length of street under construction. The contractor has requested permission at some locations to maintain a road closure overnight. These overnight road closures stop traffic for a single short section of the block, located between driveways to ensure that all residents still have access to their homes. The map above is the current street closure map with #7 & #8 scheduled for mid-November; tentatively.
These overnight closures let the contractor to leave some equipment in place overnight. By reducing setup time at the beginning and end of each day, the contractor has more productive hours between 8am and 5pm. The City has approved this approach because more productive hours mean the project will be done more quickly and reduce overall impacts to residents. Specific overnight closure locations are being reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and if issues are noted at specific locations, changes will be made.
When there is a closure on your street, you will receive a “door hanger” with contact information for the contractor, and you can always let them know if an overnight closure is impacting access to your home or business. The contractor will maintain pedestrian access overnight whenever possible. Please be careful when you’re near a construction area, even outside of construction hours, and do not cross into areas marked by yellow caution tape.
Also please note, street paving and sidewalk installation is weather dependent and may not happen until March of 2026.