The Broadway Bridge will be closed to all motor vehicle traffic beginning next Tuesday, July 6th and is expected to reopen for use on September 3rd, due to streetcar construction.
The south sidewalk will remain open on the bridge during the closure to allow for pedestrian and bicycle access. Expect increased bridge lifts. Bike lanes will be closed on Lovejoy. Bicyclists will be detoured onto the Broadway ramp. More information about alternate bicycle and pedestrian routes will be released prior to the closure.
N Broadway will be closed west of N Larrabee Street and NW Broadway will be closed to through traffic north of NW Hoyt Street. The NW Lovejoy Street ramp at the bridge will be closed to all traffic east of NW Ninth Avenue. Access to Union Station will be maintained.
The traveling public should expect traffic delays on Broadway, Weidler and Lovejoy and use detours. Westbound motorized traffic will be detoured to the Burnside and Steel bridges, and eastbound traffic will be detoured toward I-405 and the Fremont Bridge.
Construction schedules are subject to change. The Portland Bureau of Transportation appreciates travelers’ patience during what may be one of the busiest construction seasons in Oregon history.
For more information on streetcar construction, please contact Kay Dannen at 503-478-6404 or dannen@portlandstreetcar.org or visit www.portlandstreetcar.org.
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