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Sellwood Bridge Field Work Update - May 10

TRAFFIC ALERTS

• Hwy. 43 Lane Closures: The outside southbound lane of Hwy. 43 remains closed nights and most of the day (except from 4 pm to 7 pm) weekdays between SW Taylors Ferry Road and the project limits south of the bridge while the contractor excavates the hillside west of the highway.
• 6th & Tacoma Work Zone: Concrete barricades were installed along Tacoma St. between SE 6th Ave. and the west end of the bridge today, in preparation for work on the new bridge approach. Tacoma St. and 6th Ave. will remain open in both directions during this work and all turn movements are still allowed.
• Speed Limit Reminder: The speed limit on the bridge and in the work zone on Hwy. 43 is 25 mph. The speed limit is in effect at all hours and days of the week.

For safety, we urge bridge users not to cut through the narrow residential streets in the Sellwood area to dodge commute traffic.

Foundation construction underway for new Sellwood Bridge

With little publicity, the very quiet blasting near the west-side approach of the new Sellwood Bridge, reported on in the last issue of THE BEE, ended in April.

But, activity has picked up considerably in the east end, just north of the Sellwood Harbor Condominiums. Multnomah County project spokesman Mike Pullen told THE BEE. “Contractors are starting to build the foundations for the new eastern approach.”

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TRAFFIC ALERT: Work at 6th & Tacoma on May 10

Flaggers will direct traffic at the west end of the Sellwood Bridge on Friday, May 10 between 9 am and about 2 pm while the bridge contractor installs concrete barricades along SE Tacoma St. between SE 6th Ave. and the west end of the bridge.  Installation of the barricades will require a single lane closure at times, with flaggers directing two-way traffic in the open lane. Bridge users can avoid delays by using an alternate route such as the Ross Island Bridge.

Sellwood Bridge Field Work Update

TRAFFIC ALERTS

• Recent Traffic Congestion:  Morning traffic jams occurred in the project area this week on Monday and Thursday.  The cause was a malfunctioning traffic signal at SW Nevada and SW Macadam, north of the project.  The City of Portland is working to fix the signal, which went into a “Flash” mode that caused each vehicle to stop.  This work is not related to the bridge project.
• Hwy. 43 Lane Closures: The outside southbound lane of Hwy. 43 is closed nights and most of the day (except from 4 pm to 7 pm) weekdays between SW Taylors Ferry Road and the project limits south of the bridge while the contractor excavates the hillside west of the highway. The week of May 6, Hwy. 43 traffic will be reduced to a single lane in each direction on weeknights north of the bridge.

For safety, we urge bridge users not to cut through the narrow residential streets in the Sellwood area to dodge commute traffic.