CONSTRUCTION ON ODOT REALTIME SIGNS COMING IN 2016

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EAST/WEST REGIONAL CONNECTIONS

www.ODOTRealTime.org

November 2015

For more information or to submit comments, contact:

Lili Boicourt, ODOT Community Affairs
503-731-8247 / Lili.D.Boicourt@odot.state.or.us

CONSTRUCTION ON ODOT REALTIME SIGNS COMING IN 2016

Work will begin in summer 2016 on a project to expand the ODOT RealTime system that provides real-time traffic
information on roads to help travelers get where theyre going more safely and efficiently. New signs will be installed on
U.S. 26 (Sunset Highway) from OR 217 to I-405; and I-84 from I-5 to I-205. Other ODOT RealTime improvements will
be made to key arterial roads. Please refer to the enclosed map for specific sign location details and sign examples.

Project Schedule
2015
Summer

2016
Fall

Winter

Project Design

Spring

Summer

Contractor
Selection

(Through February 2016)

Know as you go.

2017
Fall

Winter

Spring

Summer

Sign Fabrication & Construction

Ongoing Public Information and Community Outreach/Briefings

Fall
New

This latest project will implement ODOT RealTime between Washington County, central Portland and the Portland
Airport. The system is comprised of travel time, advisory speed and traveler information signs, plus traffic signal
management on local roads (transit priority and timing improvements for trucks and bicyclists). This expanded system will
improve road safety and help drivers make better informed decisions about their travel routes.
Construction activities for the project will include:

Signs Live

Removal of existing signs

Installation of new signs

Installation of supporting infrastructure including sign bridges

Major construction equipment used to complete these activities could include backhoes, drilling equipment, concrete
mixers, pumps and saws, cranes, haul trucks, jackhammers, loaders, and other supporting equipment.

Nighttime Noise
123 Northwest Flanders Street
Portland, OR 97209
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

Traffic volumes are too high on U.S. 26 and I-84 for lane closures during the day. The work requiring lane closures will
take place at night. ODOT is in the process of obtaining a noise permit from the City of Portland for the nighttime work.
ODOT is requesting up to 66 nights of work to be scheduled at various dates and locations from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.,
between August 31, 2016 and December 31, 2017.
ODOT is proposing to mitigate noise impacts by restricting high noise activities such as hoe ram and jackhammer work
to no later than 10 p.m. Other low noise activities such as excavation, concrete placement and boom truck removal and
replacement of sign structures and signs could continue between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.
Prior to construction, notification will be distributed to residents in the project area. This notification will include a noise
hotline number to help resolve any noise-related concerns or complaints 24-hours a day.

Noise Hearing Scheduled

As part of the noise permit approval process, ODOT will present the noise application to the City of Portland Noise
Review Board on Dec. 9 in order to gain approval. This meeting is open to the public. If you have concerns or comments
about this project and would like those taken into consideration by the noise review board you can:

www.ODOTRealTime.org

Email testimony to ODOT prior to Dec. 8, 2015 to: Lili.D.Boicourt@odot.state.or.us

Call ODOT Community Affairs prior to Dec. 8, 2015 at 503-731-8247

Attend the City of Portland Noise Review Board meeting: Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, 6 p.m.
Portland City Hall, 1221 SW 4th Avenue, Lovejoy Room (2nd floor)

East/West Regional Connections Project - November 2015

I-84 SIGNS
Site A

Site C

Site F

Site H

Site E

Site B

HALSEY ST

SS
47TH AVE

SS
HOLLADAY ST

O ST
ERN PL

HAZELF

NS
LIVA

I-84

HOYT ST

LO

84

82ND AVE

= New Highway Sign

(Non-Electronic)

INTERSTATE

74TH AVE

= Eastbound & Westbound

VMS

GLISAN ST

60TH AVE

= Westbound

CAESAR CHAVEZ BLVD

= Eastbound

SAN

LV
DY B

28TH AVE

MAP KEY

12TH AVE

SS

HALSEY ST
53RD AVE

SS

47TH AVE

INTERSTATE

VMS
SS

92ND AVE

58TH AVE

28TH AVE

TILLAMOOK ST
ORE ST
M
S
E
SS
JON

BROADWAY ST

WEIDLER ST

BLVD
YD

HOLLADAY ST

GLISAN ST

LVD

HASSALO ST

HALSEY ST

DY B

SAN

99

I-84

SUL

12TH AVE

I-84

HASSAL

I-84

D
BLV

I-84

91ST AVE

SS

I-84

60TH AVE

MULTNO

VMS
SS

ORE ST

74TH AVE

MAH ST

TE S

VMS
SS

JONESM

VMS
SS

44TH AVE

9TH AVE

YD

LLO

WASCO ST
MULTNOMAH ST

SENA

92ND AVE

HALSEY ST

TILLAMOOK ST

HASSALO ST

VMS
SS

New Electronic Signs

Travel times are displayed on the electronic sign unless a Traveler Information message
is required. Travel time signs display estimated travel times to key destinations, so that
drivers can plan their arrival time or consider taking an alternate route.
Traveler information signs alert drivers about crashes, congestion, road conditions,
closures and other traffic-related information, giving drivers the ability to make travel
decisions in real time.

VMS
SS

INTERSTATE

205
SS

New Advisory Speed Signs

Advisory speed signs display advisory

speed based on the traffic ahead. The
advisory speeds will change as real-time
conditions change.

For more information, visit www.ODOTRealTime.org