A portion of Leif Erikson Trail in Forest Park will be temporarily closed to all traffic starting September 13th for construction workers to repair a sunken culvert and replace the underground drain.
Photo by portlandparks.org
Recognizing the impact of the closure for non-automobile commuters, Portland Parks and Recreation says construction workers will work 12 hours a day, 7 days a week in order to reopen this vital route as soon as possible without compromising the safety of trail users. The city estimates the trail should be ready for use in about a month.
Users of Tolinda Trail, Springville Road, Hardesty Trail, Ridge Trail, Gas Line Road, Oil Line Road, Fire Lane #7, and Water Line Trail should use extreme caution when crossing Leif Erikson Trail.
A map of the impacted area will soon be available on the Portland Parks and Recreation website.
It seems like recreational users are 90+% of the users of this trail, so I’m unsure why the reference to ‘commuters’ is in here. However I am glad to hear this is being taken seriously
I use Leif Erickson as a commute about once a week, but I don’t see a lot of other bikes at 6:30 am.
I’m glad they are getting it done fast.