SE Clinton Street Paving Project Will Cause Delays

PORTLAND, OR — A four-block section of Southeast Clinton Street will be closed to all daytime traffic for roughly one week while city crews repave the roadway. The work began Oct. 16 and will continue through Oct. 24.

The Portland Bureau of Transportation will reportedly ground off the pavement currently on Southeast Clinton Street between Southeast 21st and Southeast 26th avenues in order to completely repave the area and extend the roadway's life another 15 to 20 years. Only buses will reportedly be allowed in the construction zone from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through the duration of the project. All other traffic, including bicycles, will need to find alternate routes.

Folks traveling east on Southeast Clinton Street are advised to turn south at Southeast 21st Avenue, east at Southeast Taggart Street, and north on Southeast 26th Avenue to get back to Clinton.

Folks traveling west will need to turn north at Southeast 26th Avenue, west on Southeast Ivan Street, and south on Southeast 21st Avenue.

Bicyclists, specifically, are strongly encouraged to use detours at all times during construction, even when crews are not actually there working, city officials said.

"There will be times when the ground street surface is left unattended, and such conditions can be difficult or uncomfortable for people biking," Transportation spokesman Dylan Rivera said in a statement. "Motor vehicles and bicycle traffic will be kept out of the street to ensure safety for crews and the public. Businesses with specific access needs, such as for deliveries, should contact crews on the scene for safe access."

For more information on this project or others, visit PortlandOregon.gov/Transportation.

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