More roadwork by PBOT for 82nd Avenue in Portland. From an email:

(May 5, 2026) - The Portland Bureau of Transportation's (PBOT) safety and maintenance upgrade of 82nd Avenue continues, with months of work to provide new, smooth pavement and replace failing sections of roadway starting on Monday, May 18, and continuing on weekdays through the end of July.

This is the second summer of paving significant stretches of the corridor, after crews repaved and repaired roughly 1.4 centerline miles of 82nd Avenue in 2025.

The first section of paving will take place on SE 82nd Avenue between SE Clinton and Brooklyn streets. Contractors will then pave additional segments of the corridor between SE Brooklyn and Bush streets; NE Thomson to Hancock; and lastly SE Schiller Street and SE Foster Road.

The existing pavement on NE/SE 82nd Avenue is severely deteriorated in these sections, with cracking and water infiltration that extends below the surface of the roadway.

Full details, updates available from PBOT

Paving this summer will begin in SE Portland and move to different sections, roughly a month at a time. From week to week, work schedules are weather dependent, but hours are expected to generally stay between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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A hole hath appeareth.

From PBOT:

(May 1, 2026) Following the emergence of a sinkhole earlier this afternoon, Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) crews from the Environmental Systems Division are conducting emergency repairs on SW Alder Street between 2nd and 3rd avenues.

To safely repair the street, it must be closed to all motor vehicles overnight, with the expectation that it will be open by early Saturday morning.

Crews arrived on site at about 4:45 p.m. and early assessments showed a sinkhole sized at approximately 6x6x4 feet. A camera investigation followed and found two holes leaking from a 12” main line of clay pipe from 1898 running between two maintenance holes. These leaks had slowly been forming a cavity under the road surface. As can be the case with sinkholes, particularly in warmer months, this cavity was exposed when temperatures warmed this week and the asphalt softened.

Crews will now excavate the road and replace the pipe before covering the road with a steel plate. PBOT paving crews will return early next week to resurface the road and give it a new, smooth surface.

The traveling public is advised to expect delays, travel cautiously, observe all closures and directions by flaggers, and use alternate routes if possible. Local access to residences and businesses will remain available. Public transit riders should check TriMet.org for service impacts.

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PBOT seems to be telling us that they'd like more money to do something beyond a "short-term fix" for a failing roadway.

(April 30, 2026) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will pave seven critical blocks of NW 23rd Avenue from NW Northrup to Vaughn streets starting on Monday, May 4 with work starting at 6 a.m. and continuing through 4:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday.

During the week of May 4 through 7, resurfacing of NW 23rd Avenue will occur between NW Vaughn and Quimby streets. From May 11 through 14, resurfacing will occur between NW Quimby to Northrup streets.

In 2010, PBOT paved NW 23rd Avenue from West Burnside to Lovejoy Street as part of a Capital Improvement Project. At that time the bureau rebuilt corner ramps and removed historic streetcar rails which were the cause of significant pavement deficiencies.

This current paving project is a short-term fix to address critical pavement failures on NW 23rd Avenue. The street’s base (the support structure under the driving surface) has failed, causing extensive surface cracking, potholes, and water infiltration that extends below the surface of the roadway. The conditions are leading to unsafe conditions for people traveling along and across the corridor.

The resurfacing will support NW 23rd Avenue's main street activity, including businesses and emergency room access at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center. It will improve conditions on the Neighborhood Main Street until the Montgomery Park Streetcar Extension can address the street's structural issues and broader streetscape needs.

Throughout construction, all businesses and sidewalks will remain open, as will pedestrian access throughout the corridor. Both lanes and parking will reopen at the end of each workday at approximately 4:30 p.m., and both lanes and parking will be open on Friday and over the weekend.

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PBOT does great work with a limited budget. It distresses me that our government will happily gut our agencies, and simultaneously cut needed programs. In PBOT's case, they have *never* been sufficiently funded to deal with Portland's ageing infrastructure, especially its bridges. I cheer whenever they are funded to get some work done.

From a PBOT email today:

(April 28, 2026) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will close SE Foster Road between SE Barbara Welch Road to 162nd Avenue on Wednesday, April 29 for from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to remove existing road striping and install rumble strips. Following the single-day closure, from Thursday, April 30 through Friday, May 1, SE Foster Road will be reopened to motor vehicle traffic with flaggers conducting periodic lane closures as crews install new high visibility striping from SE Barbara Welch Road to Jenne Road.

During the full closure of SE Foster Road on Wednesday, April 29, traffic will be detoured via SE Barbara Welch Road to SE Clatsop Street to SE 162nd Avenue.

The traveling public is advised to expect delays, travel cautiously, observe all closures and directions by flaggers, and use alternate routes if possible. Local access to residences and businesses will remain available. Public transit riders should check TriMet.org for service impacts.

This work is weather-dependent, and the schedule may change.

This section of SE Foster Road experiences a higher rate of road departure crashes than other streets in Portland.

Rumble strips are patterns of grooves on a roadway surface that create a physical vibration and audible sound when a vehicle's tires pass over them. This sensory feedback serves as a safety measure to alert drivers, particularly those who are drowsy or distracted, that they are drifting out of their lane of travel. Rumble strips help drivers self-correct their steering, which can prevent crashes, and they are particularly effective at reducing roadway departure crashes and head-on collisions.

This project is funded with approximately $170,000 from the Oregon Department of Transportation’s All Roads Transportation Safety Program.

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Yay, PBOT! Their email:

(April 27, 2026) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) advises the traveling public that lane closures will be required for a city contractor to build safety improvements starting today at NE 122nd Avenue and NE Halsey Street.

The intersection was ranked the fourth most dangerous in Portland, with 79 crashes, including one traffic death and 61 injuries in four years ending 2023. Targeting safety investments on the most dangerous streets in Portland is a key part of Vision Zero, the citywide goal of reducing and eventually eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries.
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Starting today, the contractor's crews will reconstruct ADA curb ramps to improve access for pedestrians and people who depend on mobility devices, complete stormwater upgrades to prevent street flooding, and make traffic signal adjustments to improve safety.

Work could take up to three months and will occur during daytime hours. Travelers should expect delays, lane closures, and noise.

Crews expect to work from about 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The traveling public is advised to expect delays, travel cautiously, observe all closures and directions by flaggers, and use alternate routes if possible. Local access to residences and businesses will remain available. For months, PBOT staff have been notifying area businesses and residents of this and other work coming soon.

This work is weather-dependent, and the schedule may change.

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Yeah. It needs it. An email from PBOT:

(April 9, 2026) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will officially start the paving season on Monday, April 13 with repaving 1.14 lane miles on NE Siskiyou Street from NE 7th to 17th avenues. The work is funded by Fixing Our Streets, Portland's voter-approved 10-cent gas tax and heavy vehicle use tax for fixing our streets and making them safer for all.

This neighborhood greenway is popular for people on bikes and other non-motor vehicles. During construction, all travelers will be asked to detour to NE Klickitat Street. Sidewalks will remain open at all times for pedestrians.

Maintenance crews will work from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on business days and possibly weekends. Crews will complete one travel lane before starting on the next. The work is expected to be completed by April 22, 2026.

The traveling public is advised to expect delays, travel cautiously, observe all closures and directions by flaggers, and use alternate routes if possible. Local access to residences and businesses will remain available.

This work is weather-dependent, and the schedule may change.

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PBOT brings some good news:

(Tuesday, March 31, 2026) The Portland Bureau of Transportation has reopened a section of NW Cornell Road earlier than expected, after clearing debris from a landslide between the two tunnels that led to a closure of the key NW Portland route on Friday.

The reopening provides direct access to the Bird Alliance facility at 5151 NW Cornell Road.

An earlier closure to the west, between NW Thompson Road and SW Skyline Boulevard, remains in place. So travelers from the west should expect to access the area via NW Skyline and NW Thompson Road. Go slow. Expect travel delays.

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In an email from PBOT:

(March 27, 2026) The Portland Bureau of Transportation advises the traveling public that a landslide that was reported at about 8 a.m. today has led to the closure of NW Cornell Road, east of the Bird Alliance of Oregon.

NW Cornell Road is closed to all travelers, all directions in between the two tunnels where the landslide occurred. No vehicle or biking or walking access is allowed through the corridor.

Downed trees and power lines make the area hazardous and could cause a prolonged closure.

As of Friday morning, there is no estimated time for reopening this section of NW Cornell. Travelers are advised to expect no through traffic to be allowed on NW Cornell Road, between NW Thompson and NW Westover. Local access to area homes and businesses is allowed.

Access to the Bird Alliance facility at 5151 NW Cornell Road, is only allowed from the west. Expect to access the area via NW Skyline and NW Thompson Road. Go slow. Expect travel delays.

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