Please see below for info and details on the project related street closures on West Main and Grant Streets:
West Main/Grant Street project weekly update (3/30):
Week of 3/30:
- On Friday 4/3, paving activities will be underway for the north lane of Main Street between Cunningham and Yamhill Streets. Existing pavement will be milled down by two inches before final pavement is installed. Paving is expected to be complete for this section in one day. During paving, flaggers will limit traffic to a single lane
- All week, sidewalk curb ramps on Grant Street at the intersections with Cunningham, Carr, Yamhill, and Park Streets will be upgraded to current standards. No road closures are associated with this work.
- All week, Grant St between Cunningham and Yamhill Streets will be regraded and prepared for permanent paving. Individual blocks will be closed to through traffic while grading occurs.
- On Tuesday 3/31, Lawson will install a permanent asphalt trench patch on Main Street, between Cunningham and Yamhill Streets, where the new sewer pipe was installed. Permanent trench patch will be installed on Grant Street, between Yamhill and Pine Streets, later in the week. During paving, flaggers may limit traffic to a single lane.
Week of 4/6:
- All week, paving activities will be underway for the north lane of Main Street between Cunningham and Yamhill Streets, and Grant Street between Cunningham and Pine Streets. Existing pavement will be milled down by two inches before final pavement is installed. Pavement timing is weather dependent so exact days may vary. During paving, flaggers will limit traffic to a single lane.
- Starting the morning of Monday 4/6, paving activities will be underway for Grant Street between Cunningham and Pine Streets. Existing pavement will be milled down by two inches before final pavement is installed. Paving is expected to be complete for this section in one day. During paving, flaggers will limit traffic to a single lane.
- Starting the evening of Monday 4/6, Lawson’s subcontractor Iron Horse will be lining sewer pipes in the downtown area. This will be night work, lasting for 4 to 5 nights, with working hours between 7pm and 5am. A detour will be in place for southbound traffic on Hwy 47, with vehicles detoured onto W Madison Street, rejoining Hwy 47 at the intersection of Main St and Pine Street. Flaggers will control traffic. Northbound traffic on Hwy 47 will not be detoured.
Additional Project Details-
Overnight closures: the sewer replacement work 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.