Road Crews working on SE 85th Avenue for the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) will close lanes of travel for motorists in different locations north of SE Powell Boulevard as they install new sidewalks where inconsistent pedestrian infrastructure hampered walking and rolling on the Neighborhood Greenway. Cement masons will also reconstruct many sidewalk corners in the area along the project’s path to include Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)compliant curb ramps.
This phase of work is part of the Jade and Montavilla Multimodal Improvements Project, which will have crews create sidewalks from SE Division Street to SE Powell Boulevard along SE 85th Avenue, with roadway repaving between SE Clinton and Brooklyn Streets. This project also added new sidewalks on SE Clinton Street from SE 84th to 87th Avenues, with crews converting the existing gravel road to a modern street surface from SE 84th Place to 87th Avenue. West of 82nd Avenue, SE Tibbetts Street will receive sidewalk infill where some blocks lack consistent pedestrian pavement down to SE 78th Avenue. Most sidewalks in the project area will receive updated ADA curb ramps. Road crews will also repave SE Tibbetts Street from SE 78th to 80th Avenues.
Area residents may find some curbside parking on SE 85th Avenue prohibited during the project, and crews could close one or all lanes of travel as heavy equipment moves through the project site. Drivers should use caution and heed all signs noting detours or restrictions. Pedestrians may need to share the road with motorists and cyclists as workers construct the new sidewalks. The project will progress north from SE Powell Boulevard towards SE Division Street over the coming weeks.
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