Oregon Department of Transportation alerts that Interstate 5 will be detoured through Medford late next week to allow Knife River Materials crews to safely pave the roadway between the Medford Viaduct and the Bear Creek Bridges near south Medford interchange.
Southbound traffic will detour Wednesday night, June 29 from 9 pm to 6 am for paving. Traffic will divert at north Medford interchange Exit 30 and be directed to Court and Central Avenues before returning to the interstate at south Medford interchange, Exit 27.
Thursday night, the crews will pave the northbound lanes, so traffic will be detoured using Riverside Avenue.
OTHER ODOT PROJECTS:
The following report includes ODOT highways in Josephine and Jackson Counties.
Projects are listed in the following order: highway, location, project name. Project construction costs are added in parenthesis as appropriate.
Pedestrian routes: Where traffic is routed through or around a work zone, pedestrians, including those with disabilities, will also be provided routes through or around the work zone.
Visit www.TripCheck.com for road conditions and traffic cameras or dial 5-1-1. Visit the ODOT website at www.oregon.gov/ODOT/ for more information.
JACKSON COUNTY
INTERSTATE 5 (Pacific Highway), MP 0.0-11.4, California border to Ashland paving ($30.7 million)
Through mid-July watch for single-lane traffic in each direction between MP 6.5 and 9.5. Crews are improving the southbound slow lane by demolishing and reconstructing it. The construction zone speed limit is lowered to 40 mph. Expect slow-moving traffic and minor delays.
This multi-year project wraps up this summer with asphalt paving of shoulders, drain adjustments, recessed pavement markers and rumble strips and final striping.
INTERSTATE 5 (Pacific Highway), MP 24-18, Right-of-way fence repair ($1.2 million)
Monday through Thursday, watch for work off the southbound edge of right-of-way as the contractor removes and reinstalls right-of-way fence destroyed in the Almeda Fire.
INTERSTATE 5 (Pacific Highway), MP 27.2 to 28.3, Interstate paving in Medford, ($581,000)
Interstate traffic will be detoured through Medford for two nights this week, Wednesday and Thursday nights. Southbound traffic will divert Wednesday night, June 29, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. I-5 traffic will detour at Exit 30 onto Court and Central Ave. and back on I-5 at Exit 27.
On Thursday night, June 30, at the same times, northbound I-5 traffic will detour from Exit 27 to Riverside Avenue to Exit 30.
Knife-River Materials crews will repave the interstate from the south end of the Medford Viaduct to the Bear Creek Bridge near South Medford Interchange.
OREGON 62 (Crater Lake Highway) and Rogue Valley Expressway, various locations, Variable Message Signs/Tripcheck Cameras ($1.5 million)
Watch for shoulder work at various locations in the Crater Lake Highway/Rogue Valley Expressway corridor.
OREGON 99 (Rogue Valley Highway), MP 11 (Phoenix), Coleman Creek bridge construction ($5.7 million)
Watch for single-lane traffic in each direction and possible delays as the contractor is mobilizing equipment in for the second part of bridge construction. Crews will be driving pile and begin stream restoration.
Project completion is this October.
OREGON 99 and I-5 area (Ashland), Americans with Disabilities Act curb ramp upgrades ($4.8 million)
Crews will continue in the north downtown area near the plaza at selected ramps. Crews will work near the following intersections: North Main at Oak, Water and Church, and on Siskiyou Blvd. at Park and Tolman Creek.
Crews will pave the seam between the ramps and asphalt and have items wrapped up for the July 4 holiday.
Temporary pedestrian access will be maintained. Construction hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Expect possible short delays of up to 20 minutes.
This project builds ADA compliant curb ramps in Ashland on North Main, downtown area and Siskiyou Boulevard. There are a few other intersections for repair in south Medford and Talent.
OREGON 140 (Lake of the Woods Highway), MP -8.1 to -9.9, Exit 35 to Blackwell Road ($10 million)
Watch for construction crews working days this week. The work zone speed limit is reduced to 35 mph.
The project realigns and widens the highway, constructs a center turn lane from Exit 35 to Blackwell Road, provides for wider shoulders and on the east side a multi-use path (an extension of the Bear Creek Greenway).
OREGON 140 (Lake of the Woods Highway), MP 8.46, Seismic bridge repair ($3.3 million)
Watch for flaggers or temporary signals at the bridges over both Little Butte Creek (MP 7.8) and Lick Creek (MP 9.2).
This project will also seismically strengthen the bridge at N. Fork Little Butte Creek (MP 15.4), tentatively scheduled to begin in July.
This project seismically strengthens the following bridges: Little Butte Creek (MP 7.8), Lick Creek MP 9.2), N. Fork Little Butte Creek (15.4).
JOSEPHINE COUNTY
INTERSTATE 5 (Pacific Highway), MP 48-77, Concrete rail repair
From Sunday to Thursday, June 26-30, watch for fast lane closures at night, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., from Valley of the Rogue State Park (MP 45) to Wolf Creek (MP 77) for concrete barrier repairs.
INTERSTATE 5 (Pacific Highway), Exit 58, North Grants Pass seismic bridge improvements and retrofitting ($12.7 million)
Watch for single-lane traffic under the Exit 58 I-5 bridges. The contractor is strengthening these bridges to better withstand earthquakes.
This is part of a larger seismic reinforcement project in southern Oregon. The other bridge slated for repair in this bundle is the I-5 Hillcrest Drive Bridge, beginning fall 2022.
OREGON 99, 238, 62, 140 and U.S. 199, Americans with Disabilities Act curb ramp upgrades ($3.7 million)
Watch for flaggers and lane restrictions at night throughout the project area for asphalt patching at the new curb ramps. Contractor plans to work on 4 to 5 corners a night for the next several weeks.
U.S. 199 (Redwood Highway), MP 27, Holton Creek (Kerby) pedestrian bridge ($700,000)
Watch for crews working on the side of the highway with occasional short traffic delays as needed. The work zone speed limit is posted as 30 mph.
This project builds a pedestrian-bike bridge over Holton Creek for safer passage between Kerby and Cave Junction.