This release is available online at http://www.portlandoregon.gov/transportation/article/439656.

March 12, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Cheryl Kuck

Portland Bureau of Transportation

503-823-5552

cheryl.kuck@portlandoregon.gov

TRAFFIC ADVISORY

Street paving closes lanes on SW Sheridan Street beginning March 19

(PORTLAND, Ore.) – The City of Portland Bureau of Transportation advises the traveling public that street improvements will require lane closures on Southwest Sheridan Street between Southwest Barbur Boulevard and Southwest Fifth Avenue beginning Tuesday, March 19, through Friday, March 22, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. The public is advised to expect delays, travel cautiously, observe all lane closures and directions by flaggers, and use alternate routes if possible.

Two lanes will remain open at all times. The lane closures are necessary to grind down the existing pavement and repave 0.23 lane miles of the street.

Local access to residences and businesses will be provided.

This work is weather-dependent, and the schedule may change.

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Cheryl Kuck

Media Relations | Portland Bureau of Transportation

t: (503) 823-5552 |c: (503) 577-8236

cheryl.kuck@portlandoregon.gov

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