On September 30th, contractors working for the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) began installing speed bumps on SE Harney Street, working northward towards SE Division Street. The roughly ten-day project will connect the southwest corner of Mt. Tabor Park with people walking, biking, and rolling from the South Tabor, Foster-Powell, and Mt. Scott-Arletta neighborhoods.
Brix Paving Northwest crews will work from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily to construct the traffic-calming devices on the new Greenway route. Asphalt speed bump application requires outdoor temperatures above 50 degrees Fahrenheit, so construction is weather-dependent. Crews will not need to close roads during installation. However, drivers in the area may experience delays and need to follow signage instructions and flagger directions to navigate around work sites. Motorists parking along the 60s Greenway may find some curbside spaces temporarily prohibited in spaces near construction activities.
Street painting contractors will return to the greenway next month to apply sharrows, new crosswalk striping, and bike boxes to the road surface. Crews will also install new wayfinding signage along the route to help travelers navigate this part of the Safe Routes to School network. PBOT will daylight intersections as needed by removing some parking spaces near intersections where a stored vehicle blocks visibility at crossings.
In addition to painting and signage, PBOT plans to improve seven intersections along the new greenway. Road crews will add enhanced crossing treatments along SE 67th Avenue at SE Foster Road, SE Harold Street, SE Woodstock Boulevard, and SE Duke Street. Other intersections include SE Flavel Street at SE 68th Avenue, SE Harney Street at 72nd Avenue, and SE Division Street at SE 64th Avenue. Each of the seven intersections will receive new signage and high-visibility crosswalk striping. Workers recently completed curb ramp reconstruction at the SE Duke crossing.
PBOT placed temporary crossing enhancements at SE Division Street and SE 64th Avenue as part of Portland Parks & Recreation’s new paved bike path and pedestrian accessway leading to Mt. Tabor Park. Contractors working for TriMet will reconstruct this crossing at a future date with input from PBOT staff during TriMet’s Powell-Division Safety and Access to Transit project.
When complete, the 60s Neighborhood Greenway will provide a comfortable route for people to walk and bike between Mt. Tabor Park and the Springwater Corridor. Portland has more than 100 miles of neighborhood greenways throughout the city that encourage lower traffic and low speeds for non-motorists safety while still allowing local access for people living on those streets.
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