Transportation News

For the week of May 21 – 27   
  • Intersection of 27th Street and Conners Avenue for pedestrian crossing installation, single lane closures with flagging, 5/20/18 – 5/25/18, night work from
    ​7 p.m. – 6 a.m.
  • Rumgay Lane between Butler Market Road and Quiet Canyon Drive for utilities installation, road closure with detours, local access only, 5/21/18 – 6/1/18.
  • Empire Avenue between 18th Street and Purcell Boulevard, and Purcell Boulevard between Butler Market Road and Rock Park Drive for utility locates and storm water testing for the Empire Corridor Improvements Project, single lane closures with flaggers, 5/25/18, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  • Neighborhood east of Bellevue Drive and west of Providence Drive, road and lane closures for slurry seal work, 5/23/18, 7 a.m. – 5 pm
  • Neighborhood south of Neff Road and east of Locksley Drive, road and lane closures for slurry seal work, 5/24/18, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
  • Neighborhood south of Wells Acres Road, east of 27th Street, and west of Hawkview Road, road and lane closures for slurry seal work, 5/24/18,
    ​7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Upcoming Closures:
  • Neighborhood east of 27th Street, north of Highway 20, and west of Providence Drive, road and lane closures for slurry seal work, 5/30/18, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

City Accessibility Improvement Projects 

The City of Bend established the Barrier Removal Request process in 2004 to allow citizens to identify barriers to access in our community. Missing sidewalk and curb ramps in your neighborhood were identified through this process and then prioritized by volunteer members of the City of Bend Accessibility Advisory Committee (COBAAC) and the Central Oregon Coalition for Access (COCA). Based on this effort, the city has planned approximately 51 curb ramps and 1,500 feet of sidewalk and a limited number of driveways will be constructed or repaired between March and July of this year (2018).  See the map below for a visualization of the work planned in Mountain View for 2018.
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The City’s Project Engineer/Manager for this work is Rory Rowan. He can be contacted at 541-388-5575 or at rrowan@bendoregon.gov. For general accessibility questions, including how to submit a Barrier Removal Request, please contact the City’s Accessibility Manager Karin Morris at 541-693-2141 or at kmorris@bendoregon.gov.

City of Bend - Street Preservation Project

The City Council approved nearly $5 million worth of street preservation work that will be done this summer. The map below is a map of the Streets and Operations Department’s plans to use the most cost-effective methods to keep the City’s good roads in good condition. More information can be found on the city website here.

City Wide Transportation Advisory Committee

The Citywide Transportation Advisory Committee is charged with providing recommendations related to updates of the Transportation System Plan (TSP) and Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP). The committee will also provide policy recommendations to the City Council on a variety of transportation-related policies and funding strategies to support the Council Goal for transportation: “Move people and products around Bend efficiently, safety and reliably.” The Citywide Transportation Advisory Committee had its first meeting February 28 and its next meeting is April 10, when the meeting topic will be “Goals and Vision” as well as some background information on funding. Meetings are open to the public.

​More information on the latest regarding the committee can be found on the city website here.