Emergency sewer repair slows travel in Northeast Portland beginning Thursday

Sewer repair will slow traffic for more than a month at Northeast 33rd Avenue and Knott Street in Portland. File photo.
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The urgent repair of a 110-year-old sewer main pipe will slow traffic in Northeast Portland beginning Thursday, Aug. 4.

Crews from Portland’s Environmental Services will be working 7 a.m.-6 p.m. weekdays and occasional Saturdays at the intersection of Northeast 33rd Avenue and Knott Street.

The project will install a new maintenance hole and repair a sink hole that has developed in the roadway. The work could last through mid September.

To prevent vehicles from cutting through residential streets, traffic will be detoured to Northeast 15th Avenue. The area just south of the intersection of 33rd and Knott will be closed for the duration of the project schedule.

Sewer repair will close the intersection of Northeast 3rd Avenue and Knott Street.

Travelers should expect delays in the area and street closures. Follow traffic control signs and flaggers when they’re present. Sidewalks will remain open for pedestrians and bicyclists. Use caution in the area.

For details visit portland.gov/bes

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