Please see below for info and details on the project related street closures on Grant Street:
Grant Street sewer project weekly update (10/25):
- Week of 10/20 update: The contractor installed replacement sewer pipe on Grant Street, between Carr Street and Howe Street. The existing sewer in this area is shallower than pipe replaced in previous weeks, and the contractor has been able to install more pipe per day as a result. After replacing the sewer main, existing sanitary sewer services (connections to houses) were reconnected to the new pipe. The contractor has made an agreement with a local landowner to receive some excavated soil from the project. This soil will be tilled into the field by the landowner.
- Week of 10/27 forecast: The contractor will install replacement sewer pipe on Grant Street, between Scott Street and Yamhill Street. The block under construction will be closed to through traffic during working hours. Pedestrian access will be maintained whenever possible. The City has also granted permission to maintain road closures overnight, which allows the contractor to leave some equipment in place and minimize time setup and shutdown time. Residents on the block will be informed directly by the Contractor of overnight road closures. Road closures are based on construction progress and may not be required every night.
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.
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.