East Side Big Pipe Project Construction

N. River Street at Randolph

Extended Work Hours Begin

Friday, April 10, 2009

 April 8, 2009

Contact:  Joe Annett, 503-823-6313, josepha@bes.ci.portland.or.us

 Update

Environmental Services is continuing construction activities for the East Side Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Tunnel Project, also known as the East Side Big Pipe. This is the largest of Portland’s projects to control CSOs to the Willamette River. The tunnel will be 22-feet in diameter, more than 100 feet deep and six miles long. In addition, shallower pipelines are being installed to connect the existing sewer outfalls to the tunnel.

Construction at N River and Randolph streets continues and is currently focused on the completion of the microtunnel pipeline to the River Street Shaft.

Extended Work Hours

To best complete the work while in difficult soils the City Noise Office has granted a variance for extended work hours.

            Work hours and dates of extension

·      Work hours will be extended to a 24-hour operation

·      Monday through Sunday, 7 days a week

·      Extended hours begin Friday, April 10 and will continue through Monday, April 20, 2009

Extended Hours Noise Hotline

If you have concerns or questions about noise levels during the extended work hours (7 pm to 7 am), please call the jobsite directly.

N River Street at Randolph job site phone

503-710-2582

Your call will be answered or please leave a voicemail and your call will be returned by the construction supervisor who is on duty at the site.

To reach the City Noise Control office, call 503-823-7350 and leave a message. Your call will be returned during usual business hours, Monday through Friday. You can also reach the noise office by email at noise@ci.portland.or.us.

To stay informed about the ongoing work of this site please contact Joe Annett, 503-823-6313, or josepha@bes.ci.portland.or.us or visit the project website at www.cleanriverworks.com.