Traffic Advisory: Road Closures Near Lusted Hill This Week (Photo) -08/23/24
Drivers advised to use detour maps below as construction begins
Work to build the Bull Run filtration facility is entering a new phase that will require local road closures between August 26, 2024 and September 4, 2024. As part of our commitment to the community, our crews will be repaving roads that are currently in poor condition prior to using the roads for construction purposes.
Construction work requires full road closures for pavement improvements on local roads in the project area that will be used by construction traffic. These include:
- Lusted Road - Cottrell Road to east of Altman Road intersection (Lusted Road Detour Map)
• 8/26-27 full closure 7a-7p - Altman Road - Dodge Park Boulevard to county line (South Altman Road Detour Map)
• 8/26 full closure 7a-7p
• 8/27-29; full closure all day and night
• 8/30 full closure 7a-7p - Hosner Road - Oxbow Drive to Lusted Road (Hosner Road Detour Map)
• 8/28-29 full closure 7a-7p - Altman Road - Lusted Road to Dodge Park Boulevard (North Altman Road Detour Map)
• 8/28 closed* 7a-7p
• 8/29-31 closed* until 8/31 5p
• 8/31 5p -9/4 7a unpaved (sand) road open; 15 mph speed limit
• 9/4 closed* for paving 7a-7p
After construction, roads used as primary or detour through truck haul routes will be returned to as good or better condition.
About the Bull Run Filtration Project
The Portland Water Bureau is building a filtration facility to keep our drinking water safe and abundant for generations to come. Filtration will remove the microorganism Cryptosporidium from the Bull Run supply and must be completed by September 2027 to comply with state and federal water quality regulations.
The improvements we're building will use filtration treatment to protect public health and remove sediment, organic material, and other potential contaminants from Bull Run water, providing consistent high-quality drinking water and making our water system more reliable.
Among the nearly one million people that drink our water, the Water Bureau has more than 4,500 direct customers within a 5-mile radius of the filtration site. When the filtration facility is online in 2027, at least another 7,000 people in the area will benefit from the filtered Bull Run water served by 8 of our wholesale customers near the site.
The Water Bureau has owned property and easements in this area for over a century, with the oldest easement dating back to the 1890s.
About the Portland Water Bureau
The Portland Water Bureau serves water to almost a million people in the Portland area. Portland’s water system includes two great water sources, 54 tanks and reservoirs, and 2,250 miles of pipes. With 600 employees working on everything from water treatment to customer service, the Water Bureau is committed to serving excellent water every minute of every day.
