Tag: Oregon Concrete Solutions

Construction, Infrastructure

SE 92nd Crossing Construction at Lincoln

Road crews began work this week at SE 92nd Avenue and Lincoln Street. During this second phase of intersection enhancements, cement masons will reconstruct two sidewalk corners on the west side of SE 92nd Avenue and add 80 feet of new sidewalk on the southern edge of SE Lincoln Street. The following construction phase will create a raised concrete pedestrian island in the center of SE 92nd Avenue in alignment with a new high-visibility striped crosswalk.

Concrete forms for the new sidewalk

The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) completed the first phase of this Safe Routes to School project in December 2023. During that work, traffic engineers created safer cyclist paths by placing round concrete diverters along the roadway to form protected bike lanes. Then, street painters reworked the lane configuration, eliminating some parking spaces while outlining new parking locations away from the curb.

Illustrated satellite view courtesy PBOT
  1. Build a segment of sidewalk and three new curb ramps on the NW and SW corners of the intersection (Under Construction)
  2. Mark crosswalks across SE Lincoln and SE 92nd Ave
  3. Build a concrete island in the SE 92nd Ave crosswalk to provide a waiting space for people walking
  4. Tighten turning radius to slow southbound vehicles turning right from SE 92nd onto SE Lincoln (Completed)
  5. Separate automobile and bicycle travel lanes with concrete barriers (Completed)
  6. Extend the east side bike lane through the intersection (Completed)
  7. Adjust parking spaces by: removing six (6) legal parking spaces, but adding four (4) new legal parking spaces. This will be a total change of removing two (2). (Completed)

This section of SE 92nd Avenue features a southbound turnout at the westward connection to SE Lincoln Street. Consequently, the northwest sidewalk corner and curb ramp are over 50 feet from the edge of SE 92nd Avenue. North-south pedestrians will need to cross SE Lincoln Street with a mid-block curb ramp and travel along the new sidewalk leading toward the newly marked 92nd Avenue crossing.

Northwest corner forms awaiting concrete

Cars and bicyclists must share lanes during construction as barricades have drivers shifted to the east along SE 92nd Avenue. Additional traffic diversion will occur when crews begin work on the pedestrian island. All users of this roadway should use caution over the next few weeks until construction workers complete the final phases of the safety project.

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Jacob Loeb

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Construction, Infrastructure

Sidewalk and Crossing Improvements Around Bridger School

Crews with Oregon Concrete Solutions are midway through a crosswalk improvement project on SE Market Street and 80th Avenue. These pedestrian improvements will add new Americans Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant curb ramps, slightly expanded corners, and better stormwater handling. Last week, workers reconstructed the northeast corner near Bridger School and will begin work on the northwest corner soon.

This work is part of the Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) maintenance program and completes improvements to this intersection made two years ago. Road Crews rebuilt the southern two corners of this intersection during the SE 80th Ave and Mill Street Local Improvement District (LID) project. That work was completed summer of 2020 and created modern sidewalk infrastructure from this intersection to Portland Community College’s Southeast campus. Adding compliant sidewalk corners on the north side of SE Market Street at 80th Avenue will extend accessible pathways to both schools and increase multimodal movement within the neighborhood.

PBOT recently completed two similar crossing reconstruction projects on the other side of Bridger School at SE 76th Avenue. That includes the SE Mill Street reconstruction at 76th and SE Market Street at SE 76th Avenue. New pre-construction road markings at SE Harrison Street and 76th Avenue indicate that City engineers are planning crossing improvements at that intersection. Crews will expand the northwest corner, reconstructing an ADA curb ramp further into the street. Across SE 76th Avenue, they will build a new mid-block curb ramp. This work will ensure that students and people of all mobility have a safe path to a frequented community destination.

Corner reconstruction markings at SE 76th and Harrison Street
Mid-block curb ramp markings on the east side of SE 76th at Harrison Street

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Construction, Infrastructure

SE Market Closed for Curb Ramp Construction

Update – December 16th, 2022: Crews completed reconstruction of all four sidewalk corners at SE Market Street and SE 76th Avenue this week.

Looking East down SE Market Street towards Bridger School

Yesterday, Oregon Concrete Solutions crews began reconstructing sidewalk corners at SE Market Street and SE 76th Avenue. The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) project will add new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant curb ramps to all four corners. This intersection is a frequent crossing point for children traveling to Bridger School. The previous sidewalk infrastructure here forced anyone using a wheeled mobility device to hop the curb or use a nearby driveway to cross the street. PBOT completed a similar project earlier this year at SE 76th Avenue and Mill Street, adding another safe access point to the school’s property.

Looking East down SE Market Street towards Bridger School

On November 14th, jackhammers and heavy equipment cleared the two westward corners, preparing the area to receive concrete forms. Once those are in place, workers will pour new concrete and recreate the sidewalk and corners with ADA ramps. The project will then shift to the eastern side of SE 76th Avenue. Market Street is currently closed to through traffic west of the intersection. Construction barricades also block access to the sidewalk, forcing pedestrians to use the east side of the street.

Use caution in this area over the next few weeks as crews continue to enhance this intersection. When completed, all people should be comfortable using Market street to cross SE 76th Avenue.

SE 76th Avenue Looking north before crews began work
SE 76th Avenue Looking north after crews removed the old non-compliant corner

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Jacob Loeb

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