Home Avenue/Wood Avenue Improvements

Update (12/9/22):

We are nearly finished with the project!

Soon this improvements project will transfer back to city ownership, and our contractor Kerr will leave the area. 

The project will then begin a two-year period in which Kerr is responsible for problems with materials and workmanship.  Near the end of this period, city staff will check on the construction work and new landscaping and determine if additional repair or maintenance work is needed.  

I’ll send a message in the coming days about maintenance responsibilities with taking care of the new sidewalks and landscaped areas.

We hope that you are enjoying the new sidewalk and new pavement!  

Thank you very much for your patience over the past seven months, Tracie

Update (11/28/22):

Our contractor Kerr does their best to stay on schedule. However, schedules may fluctuate due to weather, conditions underground, subcontractor schedules, or materials availability.  

Two Week Lookahead Schedule 

Home Avenue

• Install water meter boxes and mailboxes. Some Home Avenue residents will experience approximately one-hour water shuts while crews raise the water meters. If you will be affected, you will receive a door notice in advance.
• Place topsoil and seed mix, where needed, beyond the gravel shoulders.
• Place topsoil and bark mulch, where needed, in front of and behind the new sidewalk.
• Place plantings in the stormwater facilities (swales).

Wood Avenue

• Place plantings in the stormwater facilities (swales).

Other General Items

• A “Project Corrections List” will be issued to the contractor; this involves numerous items on both Home and Wood that need to be repaired or corrected.  Kerr’s crews will be working on this list over the next couple of weeks.
• Clean up the site.

Update (11/14/22):

Our contractor Kerr does their best to stay on schedule. However, schedules may fluctuate due to weather, conditions underground, subcontractor schedules, or materials availability.  

Two Week Lookahead Schedule

Home Avenue

• Install water meter boxes and mailboxes. Some Home Avenue residents will experience approximately one-hour water shut offs while crews raise the water meters. If you will be affected, you will receive a door notice in advance.
• Plant trees.
• Place gravel along the shoulder of the road.
• Place topsoil and seed mix, where needed, beyond the gravel shoulders.
• Place topsoil and bark mulch, where needed, behind the new sidewalk.
• Build and plant the stormwater facilities (swales).
• Asphalt paving in the parking lot at the Home Ave Apartments, install a few more asphalt driveways, and add asphalt at a couple smaller locations around drains on Home Avenue. 

Wood Avenue

• Build the rock-lined ditch at the south end of Wood Avenue near Railroad Avenue.
• Build the stormwater facilities (swales).

Other General Items

• Repair curbs and other items in select locations.
• Fill in areas in front of and behind the sidewalk.
• Fill potholes on Harrison Street.
• Begin to clean up the site.
• The city will issue a project corrections list the week of November 21, after which Kerr will begin doing minor repairs.

What to Expect During Construction

Crews may work from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (although the typical workday ends before 5 p.m.). They may work additional days and times with pre-approval from the City.

Update (11/8/22):

Our contractor Kerr does their best to stay on schedule. However, schedules may fluctuate due to weather, conditions underground, subcontractor schedules, or materials availability.

Two Week Lookahead Schedule

Home Avenue

• Crews will wait for dry enough weather to continue laying forms and pouring concrete for sidewalks and driveways for the remaining areas: between Park Street and Ada Lane and a few areas north of Jackson Street. People who live along the west side of Home Avenue in the work area will not be able to access their driveway for about 6 days while form boards are placed and the concrete cures. 
• Install water meter boxes and mailboxes. Some Home Avenue residents will experience approximately one-hour water shut offs while crews raise the water meters. If you will be affected, you will receive a door notice in advance.
• Place gravel along the shoulder of the road.
• Place topsoil and seed mix, where needed, beyond the gravel shoulders.
• Build the stormwater facilities (swales).

Wood Avenue

• Build the rock-lined ditch at the south end of Wood Avenue near Railroad Avenue. 
• Place gravel along the shoulder of the road.
• Build the stormwater facilities (swales).

What’s Happening Next?

• Repair curbs and other items in select locations.
• Asphalt paving in the parking lot at the Home Ave Apartments, install a few more asphalt driveways, and add asphalt at a couple smaller locations around drains on Home Avenue.  
• Fill in areas in front of and behind the sidewalk.
• Begin to clean up the site.

What to Expect During Construction 

Crews may work from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (although the typical workday ends before 5 p.m.). They may work additional days and times with pre-approval from the City.

Update (10/27/22):

Our contractor Kerr does their best to stay on schedule. However, schedules may fluctuate due to weather, conditions underground, subcontractor schedules, or materials availability.  

Two Week Lookahead Schedule

 Home Avenue

• Crews will continue laying forms and pouring concrete for sidewalks and driveways between Friday, October 28 and Friday, November 4, as weather permits. This means that people who live along the west side of Home Avenue in this section will not be able to access their driveway for about 6 days while form boards are placed and the concrete cures. 
  The crew will leave you a door notice 24 hours in advance of when they will affect your individual property and close your driveway. Please plan ahead for where you might park your car(s). If you are disabled and need further accommodations, please contact me about what accommodations you may need.
• Crews plan to install water meter boxes and mailboxes over the week or so and put topsoil in the stormwater facilities (aka swales). Some Home Avenue residents will experience approximately one-hour water shut offs while crews raise the water meters. If you will be affected, you will receive a door notice in advance.
• During the week of November 7, crews plan to build the rock-lined ditch at the south end of Wood Avenue near Railroad Avenue. 

What’s Happening Next?

• Build the shoulder of the road 
• Landscaping work
• Repair curbs and other items in select locations
• Asphalt paving in the parking lot at the Home Ave Apartments, install a few more asphalt driveways, and add asphalt at a couple smaller locations around drains on Home Avenue.  

What to Expect During Construction 
Crews may work from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (although the typical workday ends before 5 p.m.). They may work additional days and times with pre-approval from the City. 

Update (10/20/22): 

Our contractor Kerr does their best to stay on schedule. However, schedules may fluctuate due to weather, conditions underground, subcontractor schedules, or materials availability.  

Two Week Lookahead Schedule
 
Home Avenue

• Crews will continue to lay forms this week and plan to continue pouring concrete for sidewalks and driveways on Friday, October 21. This means that people who live along the west side of Home Avenue in this section will not be able to access their driveway for about 6 days while form boards are placed and the concrete cures. 
• The concrete crew plans to return next week to continue installing forms. Concrete for sidewalks and driveways will be poured on Wednesday, October 26 and Friday, October 28.  People who live along the west side of Home Avenue in this section will not be able to access their driveway for about 6 days while form boards are placed and the concrete cures.

The crew will leave you a door notice 24 hours in advance of when they will affect your individual property and close your driveway. Please plan ahead for where you might park your car(s). Some days there might be on-street parking on some sections of Home Avenue but some days there will not. If you are disabled and need further accommodations, please contact me about what accommodations you may need.

• Crews plan to install water meter boxes and mailboxes over the next two weeks and put topsoil in the stormwater facilities (aka swales). Some Home Avenue residents will experience approximately one-hour water shutoffs while crews raise the water meters. If you will be affected, you should have already received a door notice.
• During the week of October 31, crews plan to build the rock-lined ditch at the south end of Wood Avenue near Railroad Avenue.

What’s Happening Next?

• Build the shoulder of the road 
• Landscaping work
• Pour asphalt berms to control stormwater in several locations on Home Avenue 
• Repair curbs and other items in select locations

What to Expect During Construction 
Crews may work from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (although the typical workday ends before 5 p.m.). They may work additional days and times with pre-approval from the City. 

Update (10/6/22): 

Impacts to Home Avenue Residents This Week and Next Week

Home Avenue

Driveway Entry Paving

• On Friday, October 7, crews plan to pave a connecting portion of asphalt from the new road to driveways for approximately 25 homes on the east side of Home Ave. Each driveway will be closed for 2-3 hours while the asphalt cools. You will be notified shortly before work on your driveway is to begin. Please plan to park outside of your driveway if you will need to use your car(s) that day.
• The crews plan to return to do the driveways for the remaining 7 homes on October 14 or 17.

Speed Hump Work and Road Closure

• On Friday, October 7, crews plan to do further asphalt work on the 4 new speed humps along Home Ave. The road around the speed humps will be closed for 2-3 hours while the asphalt cools. Please plan to park your car(s) off the street early before the trucks come in if you live between speed humps.

Sidewalk Pouring and Closed Driveways

• Next week, crews plan to pour sections of the sidewalk and concrete driveways on the west side of Home Avenue on October 11 and October 13. They will begin at Railroad Avenue and move northward. They plan to return on October 18 and 20 to continue. This means that everyone who lives along the west side of the street will not be able to drive over the new sidewalk to access their driveway for about 6 days while form boards are placed and the concrete cures.
• The crew’s schedule might suddenly change, so if you want a more exact date, contact me or stay tuned for future email alerts.
• The crew will leave you a door notice 24 hours in advance of when they will affect your individual property and close your driveway.
• Please plan ahead for where you might park your car(s). Some days there might be on-street parking on some sections of Home Avenue but some days there will not.

If you are disabled and need further accommodations, please contact me about what accommodations you may need.

Wood Avenue

• Paving is complete! Crews will return to clean up the asphalt edges in the coming weeks.
• Kerr moved their work trailer from Home Avenue to Wood Avenue this week. They plan to keep it there for about 6 weeks.

Please note that the crews’ schedule may change due to weather conditions or materials availability. We apologize for the changeable schedule this week and the inconvenience to residents.

What to Expect During Construction

Crews may work from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (although the typical workday ends before 5 p.m.). They may work additional days and times with pre-approval from the City.

Update (10/3/22): 

Today’s Paving Schedule
Our contractor Kerr does their best to stay on schedule. However, schedules may fluctuate due to weather, conditions underground, subcontractor schedules, or materials availability.

What’s Happening Today, October 3rd

Wood Avenue

Our asphalt subcontractor, Pacific Excavation, plans to continue paving the top layer of asphalt on Wood Avenue today from where they left off on Friday. They will begin north of Appenine Way and finish up at Park Street. The road will be closed for 2-3 hours while the asphalt cools.

Home Avenue

Asphalt crews plan to install four speed humps on Home Avenue today, and if they have time, also pour a little asphalt to make smooth driveway connections between the newly-paved road and the driveways that currently have ledges on them.

The speed hump locations are as follows:

• South of Monroe Street
• Between Dick Street and Park Street
• Between Hunter Court and Wilma Circle
• Between Wilma Circle and Guido Bocci Drive

The road at the speed humps will be closed for a couple of hours while the speed hump asphalt cools.

Please note that the crews’ schedule may change due to weather conditions or materials availability. We apologize for the changeable schedule this week and the inconvenience to residents.

What to Expect During Construction

Crews may work from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (although the typical workday ends before 5 p.m.). They may work additional days and times with pre-approval from the City.

Update (9/30/22): 

Today’s Paving Schedule
Our contractor Kerr does their best to stay on schedule. However, schedules may fluctuate due to weather, conditions underground, subcontractor schedules, or materials availability.

What’s Happening Today, September 30th

Home Avenue

Our asphalt subcontractor, Pacific Excavation, will continue paving the top layer of asphalt on Home Avenue today. They will begin north of Jackson Street, where they left off yesterday, and work up to King Road. They may also install four speed humps on Home Avenue today or Monday. 

Wood Avenue

Crews plan to move over to Wood Avenue after they complete Home Avenue today to pave the top layer of asphalt. 
The road will be closed for a few hours while the asphalt cools. Please contact me today if you’d like an approximate time that the trucks could be near your home. 
Please note that the crews’ schedule may change due to weather conditions or materials availability. We apologize for the changeable schedule this week and the inconvenience to residents. 

What to Expect During Construction 

Crews may work from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (although the typical workday ends before 5 p.m.). They may work additional days and times with pre-approval from the City. 

Update (9/29/22): 

Today’s Tentative Paving Schedule
Our contractor Kerr does their best to stay on schedule. However, schedules may fluctuate due to weather, conditions underground, subcontractor schedules, or materials availability.

What’s Happening Today, September 29th

• Our asphalt subcontractor, Pacific Excavation, plans to arrive about 8 a.m. today to continue paving the top layer of asphalt on Home Avenue.
• They will begin just south of Park Street and work northward with the goal of reaching King Road today and thereby completing the whole street.
• Please note that their schedule may change due to weather conditions.
• They plan to pave Wood Avenue tomorrow, September 30th, if they are able to complete Home Avenue today.
• We apologize for the changeable schedule this week and the inconvenience to residents. 

Update (9/27/22): 

Home Ave/Wood Ave Improvements Project – Paving Update Due to Weather Forecast

Our contractor Kerr does their best to stay on schedule. However, schedules may fluctuate due to weather, conditions underground, subcontractor schedules, or materials availability.

Items of Note 

Uncertain Paving Schedule This Week

• The paving schedule that I shared last Friday is a bit uncertain now due to possible rain tomorrow and Thursday. Note that a different part of the project may be paved instead – specifically the driveway connections scheduled for Friday. We won’t know until tomorrow morning, but I’ll send an email in the morning when the schedule is confirmed.  

Possible Change of Paving Plans This Afternoon

• The paving crew began paving the lower layer (or “base lift”) of Home Avenue at King Road this morning and is moving southwards, rather than northwards, like we previously thought. They did this to avoid having asphalt-filled dump trucks turning around on King Road to back down Home Avenue.  If they get far enough this afternoon, they will go back to the section that they paved yesterday (between Railroad Avenue and Ada Lane) and do the top layer (or “top lift”). Their goal is to get as far as possible today while the weather is dry.

We apologize to residents along the street for the inconvenience that these sudden changes in plans could create.

The reason the schedule could change is because the top layer cannot be paved in the rain, but other asphalt items are not as negatively impacted by the weather.  A single light shower will not be a problem, but paving in a long heavy rain shower can negatively impact the life span of the road.

Tentative Paving Schedule This Week
Weather permitting, crews plan to pave Home Avenue and Wood Avenue from south to north on September 26-29 and do asphalt driveway connections at select locations on Home Avenue on September 30. The road will be closed for a few hours while the asphalt cools.

• Monday, Sept. 26 – Home Avenue from Railroad Avenue to the north side of Dick Street (asphalt base layer) – The crew actually paved further north than we expected them to yesterday. We apologize for that unexpected situation.
• Tuesday, Sept. 27 – Home Avenue from the north side of Dick Street to King Road (asphalt base layer) – It is actually from King Road to the south today.
• Wednesday, Sept. 28 – Home Avenue from Railroad Avenue to King Road (asphalt top layer)
• Thursday, Sept. 29 – Wood Avenue from Railroad Avenue to Park Street (asphalt top layer)
• Friday, Sept. 30 – Do asphalt driveway connections on Home Avenue – There should be no road closures with this work but only temporary traffic delays with trucks on the road. 

What to Expect During Construction 
Crews may work from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (although the typical workday ends before 5 p.m.). They may work additional days and times with pre-approval from the City. 

Update (9/22/22): Construction is underway, and we anticipate completion by December 2022.

Our contractor Kerr does their best to stay on schedule. However, schedules may fluctuate due to weather, conditions underground, subcontractor schedules, or materials availability. 

Item of Note

Crews plan to work this Saturday in order to complete preparations for paving next week. 

Upcoming Paving Schedule

Weather permitting, crews plan to pave Home Avenue and Wood Avenue from south to north on September 26-29 and do asphalt driveway connections at select locations on Home Avenue on September 30. The road will be closed for a few hours while the asphalt cools.

• Monday, Sept. 26 – Home Avenue from Railroad Avenue to the north side of Dick Street (asphalt base layer)
• Tuesday, Sept. 27 – Home Avenue from the north side of Dick Street to King Road (asphalt base layer)
• Wednesday, Sept. 28 – Home Avenue from Railroad Avenue to King Road (asphalt top layer)
• Thursday, Sept. 29 – Wood Avenue from Railroad Avenue to Park Street (asphalt top layer)
• Friday, Sept. 30 – Do asphalt driveway connections on Home Avenue

Two-Week Lookahead Schedule 

Wood Avenue

• Prepare for future paving by raising manholes holes and street drains
• Install signs and mailboxes

Home Avenue

• Prepare for future paving by raising manholes holes and street drains
• Do sidewalk grading on Home Avenue
• Tentative date: pouring sidewalks and driveway entries along Home Avenue on October 10th.
• Install signs and mailboxes

What to Expect During Construction 
Crews may work from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (although the typical workday ends before 5 p.m.). They may work additional days and times with pre-approval from the City. 

Update (9/15/22): Construction is underway, and we anticipate completion by December 2022.

Our contractor Kerr does their best to stay on schedule. However, schedules may fluctuate due to weather, conditions underground, subcontractor schedules, or materials availability.

Item of Note

On Thursday, September 15, crews plan to pour several more sections of concrete curb adjacent to and across the base of driveway entries on Home Avenue. It will take up to three days for the new concrete to cure (or harden) and be strong enough to drive over. If you will be impacted, you received a door hanger yesterday morning containing more information.

Upcoming Paving Schedule

Weather permitting, crews plan to pave the roads from south to north on September 26-29 and do asphalt driveway connections at select locations on Home Avenue on September 30. The road will be closed for a few hours while the asphalt cools.

• Monday, Sept. 26 – Home Avenue from Railroad Avenue to Dick Street (asphalt base layer)
• Tuesday, Sept. 27 – Home Avenue from Dick Street to King Road (asphalt base layer)
• Wednesday, Sept. 28 – Home Avenue from Railroad Avenue to King Road (asphalt top layer)
• Thursday, Sept. 29 – Wood Avenue from Railroad Avenue to Park Street (asphalt top layer)
• Friday, Sept. 30 – Do asphalt driveway connections on Home Avenue

Two-Week Lookahead Schedule

Wood Avenue

• Prepare for future paving by raising manholes holes and street drains
• Lay forms and pour Americans with Disabilities Act accessible curb ramps and sidewalks
• Install mailboxes

Home Avenue

• Perform curb grading
• Lay forms and pour Americans with Disabilities Act accessible curb ramps and the sidewalks that tie into them on Home Avenue
• Prepare for future paving and sidewalk construction by raising manholes holes and street drains
• Install a water quality swale
• Build a rock-lined ditch along sections at Home Avenue and Railroad Avenue
• Perform sidewalk grading

What’s Coming Next

• In October, crews will pour concrete driveways along Home Avenue.

What to Expect During Construction

Crews may work from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (although the typical workday ends before 5 p.m.). They may work additional days and times with pre-approval from the City.

Update (9/9/22): 

Construction is underway, and we anticipate completion by December 2022.

Thank you for your patience during this heavy construction phase. As a reminder, please follow the road closures and other construction signage, as Oregon State statute prohibits removing or bypassing road closure signs.

Our contractor Kerr does their best to stay on schedule. However, schedules may fluctuate due to weather, conditions underground, subcontractor schedules, or materials availability.

Two-Week Lookahead Schedule

Wood Avenue

• Prepare for future paving by raising manholes holes and street drains

• Lay forms and pour Americans with Disabilities Act accessible curb ramps and the sidewalk at Appenine Way

• Build a rock-lined ditch along sections of Wood Avenue near Railroad Avenue

• Install mailboxes

Home Avenue

• On September 8-9 and September 13 and September 15: Pour concrete curbs in select areas on the west side of the street. This includes pouring a low section of concrete across select driveways (this section will be at street level, ultimately).  It will take a few days for the concrete to cure (or harden) and gain sufficient strength to be driven over. We will give advanced notice in future if you will be impacted.

• Perform curb grading 

• Lay forms and pour Americans with Disabilities Act accessible curb ramps and the sidewalks that tie into them on Home Avenue

• Prepare for future paving and sidewalk construction by raising manholes holes and street drains

• Install a water quality swale at the NE corner of Home and Railroad

What’s Coming Next

• Crews are tentatively scheduled to do the remaining asphalt top layer on Wood Avenue and the base and top layers of asphalt on Home Avenue during the week of September 26-30.

• In October, crews will pour concrete driveways along Home Avenue.

What to Expect During Construction 

Crews may work from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (although the typical workday ends before 5 p.m.). They may work additional days and times with pre-approval from the City.

Update (9.1.22): 

Construction is underway, and we anticipate completion in winter 2022. 

Thank you for your patience during this heavy construction phase. As a reminder, please follow the road closures and other construction signage, as Oregon State statute prohibits removing or bypassing road closure signs. 

Our contractor Kerr does their best to stay on schedule. However, schedules may fluctuate due to weather, conditions underground, subcontractor schedules, or materials availability.

Two-Week Lookahead Schedule 

Wood Avenue

• Prepare for future paving by raising manholes holes and street drains
• Lay forms and pour Americans with Disabilities Act accessible curb ramps and the sidewalk at Appenine Way

Home Avenue

• Perform road and curb grading
• Lay forms and pour Americans with Disabilities Act accessible curb ramps and the sidewalks that tie into them on Home Avenue
• Prepare for future paving and sidewalk construction by raising manholes holes and street drains

What’s Coming Next

• Crews are tentatively scheduled to do the remaining asphalt top layer on Wood Avenue and the base and top layers of asphalt on Home Avenue during the week of September 26-30.
• Crews plan to pour concrete driveways along Home Avenue after asphalt paving is complete in later September or early October. 

What to Expect During Construction 
Crews may work from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (although the typical workday ends before 5 p.m.). They may work additional days and times with pre-approval from the City. 

Update (8.25.22): 

Construction is underway, and we anticipate completion in winter 2022.

Our contractor Kerr does their best to stay on schedule. However, schedules may fluctuate due to weather, conditions underground, subcontractor schedules, or materials availability.

Two-Week Lookahead Schedule 

Wood Avenue

• Excavate and then prepare and pour curbs and curb ramps
• Construct stormwater treatment facilities (also known as swales) and lay topsoil
• Install signs and mailboxes
• Prepare for future paving and sidewalk construction by raising manholes holes and street drains

Home Avenue

• Do cement based treatment to the base of Home Avenue:
  • Section 2 – From Park Street to Monroe Street – Wednesday, August 24.
    Street will remain closed to traffic until 7 AM on Friday, August 26.
  • Section 3 from Monroe Street to King Road – Monday, August 29.
    Street will remain closed to traffic until 7 AM on Wednesday, August 31.

If you have accessibility issues, please contact me in advance, so I can work with you.

• Mill (or remove the asphalt from) the road from Monroe Street to King Road on Friday, August 26. Please expect up to 20-minute traffic delays.
• Perform road and curb grading
• Excavate and then prepare and pour curbs and curb ramps
• Construct stormwater treatment facilities (also known as swales) and lay topsoil
• Prepare for future paving and sidewalk construction by raising manholes holes and street drains

What’s Coming Next
On September 26, crews are tentatively scheduled to pave the top layer of asphalt on Wood Avenue and full asphalt on Home Avenue.

What to Expect During Construction 
Crews may work from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday (although the typical workday ends before 5 p.m.). They may work additional days and times with pre-approval from the City. 

Update (8.10.22): Construction is underway. We anticipate completion in winter 2022.

Important Construction Schedule Items for the Next Few Weeks

Wood Avenue

Asphalt base layer paving work is scheduled along Wood Avenue on Thursday, August 11 and Friday, August 12. This means an approximately 8-hour road closure for each section while the asphalt cools. Crews will make it clear to residents when the road is drivable again by removing the temporary traffic control. If you need to leave or return sooner, please ask to make sure it is safe. Crews may work until 10 p.m. if needed.

When: Thursday, August 11

Where: Section A – Starting south of the driveway at 11823 SE Wood Avenue traveling north to Park Street

What: Asphalt base layer paving and driveway paving too (if time allows)

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When: Friday, August 12 

Where: Section B – Starting south of driveway 11823 SE Wood traveling south to Railroad Avenue 

What: Asphalt base layer paving and finish paving remaining driveways from Park Street to Railroad Avenue

The entire section of Wood Road from Park Street to Railroad Avenue will be open on Friday August 12 by 10 p.m. If a section cools faster, however, the crew will open it to allow traffic.

Home Avenue

Crews are scheduled to remove the asphalt surface, of the road on Thursday, August 11 and Friday, August 12. Please expect up to 20-minute traffic delays. Do not park on the road, but you may drive on the road while we work. 

Crews plan to remove remaining obstructions in the public right-of-way areas by August 15. 

Crews plan to return on Monday, August 22 to do cement based treatment to the base of Home Avenue in three sections 

Section 1 -- From Railroad Avenue to Park Street – Monday, August 22

• Street will remain closed to traffic through Wednesday 7 AM, August 24

Section 2 – From Park Street to Monroe Street – Wednesday, August 24

• Street will remain closed to traffic through Friday 7 AM, August 26

Section 3 from Park Street to King Road will be done later, in a few weeks, after sewer work is complete.

Crews plan to excavate and then prepare and pour the curbs, sidewalk, and curb ramps between August 19-September 19. 

Note that crews will trim some trees for up to 15 feet of clearance on Home Avenue to protect them from large equipment.

Other General Information

Crews are tentatively scheduled to do the remaining asphalt top layer on Wood Avenue and the base and top layers of asphalt on Home Avenue on September 19-23.

If you have accessibility issues, please contact Tracie Heidt in advance at milwaukiesafe@milwaukieoregon.gov or call 503-235-5881 ext. 181. 

 

Alert (8.8.22): Emergency Water Shut Off Happening Today on Wood Ave. 

The city’s contractor, Kerr, accidentally hit a water valve today and a crew will need to shut off the water mainline between Wood Court and Railroad Avenue in the near future in order to repair the valve. 

This means you will be without water for up to 5 hours today.

A city staff member will hang a notice on your door with more information when the crew is getting closer to shutting off your water service.

We apologize for this inconvenience. 

 

Update (7.29.22): Construction is underway. We anticipate completion in winter 2022. 

Important Construction Schedule Items For the Next Few Weeks

• When the cement treatment on Wood Avenue begins on Monday, August 8 at 7 a.m. between 11823 SE Wood Avenue and Railroad Avenue, all residents on that section need to move their vehicle(s) out of their driveways if they will need access to them over the next 5 days. Crews will prepare this section of roadway on Thursday, August 11 for asphalt paving, and there will be limited access. On Friday, August 12, crews will pave the driveways and roadway. The road will reopen on Friday, August 12 at 10 p.m.

• Asphalt base layer paving work is scheduled along Wood Avenue on Thursday, August 11 and Friday, August 12. This means an approximately 8-hour road closure for each section while the asphalt cools. Crews will make it clear to residents when the road is drivable again by removing the temporary traffic control. If you need to leave sooner, please ask to make sure it is safe.

When: Thursday, August 11

Where: Section A – Starting south of the driveway at 11823 SE Wood Avenue traveling north to Park Street

What: Asphalt base layer paving and driveway paving too (if time allows)

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When: Friday, August 12 

Where: Section B – Starting south of driveway 11823 SE Wood traveling south to Railroad Avenue 

What: Asphalt base layer paving and finish paving remaining driveways from Park Street to Railroad Avenue 

The entire section of Wood Road from Park Street to Railroad Avenue will be open on Friday August 12 by 10 p.m. If a section cools faster, however, the crew will open it to allow traffic.

• Work hours are 7:00 am to 10:00 pm. 
• Crews are tentatively scheduled to do the remaining asphalt top layer on Wood Avenue and the base and top layers of asphalt on Home Avenue on September 19-23.
• Milling (removing the top few inches of asphalt) on Home Avenue is tentatively scheduled for August 18-19. There will be road closures. More information is to come.

If you have accessibility issues, please contact Tracie Heidt in advance at milwaukiesafe@milwaukieoregon.gov or call 503-235-5881 ext. 181

Update (7.25.2022): 

To all residents along Wood Ave. we apologize for the misinformation that was provided on the construction sequence.  Due to miscommunication between the contractor and the city the cement treatment of Wood Ave and 3-day closure to all vehicles is in this order now:

• July 25-27: Park Ave. to Wood Ct. (north leg)
• August 1-3: Wood Ct. to 11823 Wood Ave.
• August 8-10: 11823 Wood Ave to Railroad Ave.

From July 25 to July 27, should someone living between 11356 to 11513 SE Wood Ave. (the first segment above) need to have transportation provided, please contact Steve Adams at 503-786-7605, office or 971-978-7435, cell.

We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.

 

Update (7.21.2022):  

Construction is underway, and we anticipate completion in winter 2022.
Our contractor, Kerr, does their best to stay on schedule, but please note that construction schedules may fluctuate due to weather, conditions underground, subcontractor schedules, or materials availability.

Item of Note

• The crew closed the intersection at Home Avenue and Monroe Street on Monday, and it will remain closed for up to a week while the sewer repair work is underway. Thank you for your patience.

Two-Week Lookahead Schedule
July 20 – July 29

• Install erosion control measures.
• Perform grading on Wood Avenue.
• Install a drywell on Wood Avenue.
• Construct vegetated stormwater treatment system on Home Avenue and Wood Avenue.
• Continue sanitary sewer pipe replacement on Home Avenue between Jackson Street and Harrison Street.
• On July 25 – Apply cement treatment to the section of road on Wood Avenue between Railroad Avenue and 11823 SE Wood Avenue. This will require a 48-hour road closure of that section. We will post a door hanger today for all residents along Wood Avenue and Wood Court about these impacts.  
• Please plan accordingly.  If you live between 11823 and 12092 SE Wood Avenue and you need use of your car between Monday and Wednesday next week, please park it on Appenine Way or north of the 11823 SE Wood address.

What to Expect During Construction 

Crews may work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday (although the typical workday ends before 5 p.m.). They may work additional days and times with pre-approval from the City. 

Construction can create noise, vibration, and dust. It may require traffic delays and restricted parking near the work zone. Orange protective tree fencing will remain in place throughout construction.

The Final Plans: What We’re Doing on Each Street

Home Avenue between King Road and Railroad Avenue

• Constructing an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant sidewalk on the west side of the street
• Replacing the sewer pipe on Harrison Street between 47th Avenue and Home Avenue and on Home Avenue between Harrison Street and Monroe Street
• Repaving the road
• Constructing vegetated stormwater treatment systems (landscaped planter strips).  The need for these water quality facilities is required by Oregon DEQ when a roadway is fully reconstructed and not just milled and inlayed.

Wood Avenue between Park Street and Railroad Avenue

• Repaving the road
• Constructing vegetated stormwater treatment systems (landscaped planter strips)
• Constructing an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant sidewalk at the intersection of Appenine Way and Wood Ave

For More Information 
Visit the project website on Engage Milwaukie  
Email me at milwaukiesafe@milwaukieoregon.gov or call me at 503-235-5881 ext. 181

 

Update (7.15.2022): 

Item of Note

• The intersection at Home Ave. and Monroe St. will be closed beginning Monday, July 18 for up to a week while the sewer repair work is underway. Detours will be in place at 47th Ave. and 52nd Ave.

Two-Week Lookahead Schedule

July 14 – July 22

• Begin construction of vegetated stormwater treatment system on Wood Ave.
• Perform grading on Wood Ave.
• Continue sanitary sewer pipe replacement on Home Ave. between Jackson St. and Harrison St.

On Monday, July 25 – Apply cement treatment to the section of road on Wood Ave. between Railroad Ave. and 11823 SE Wood Ave. This will require a 48-hour road closure of that section. We will send a mailer or give a door hanger to all residents along Wood Ave. about these impacts.

Update (7.7.2022): 

Items of Note

• Crews have postponed the demolition work in the right-of-way on the west side of Home Avenue and in various locations on Wood Avenue.
• Crews will need to work this Saturday, July 9 to continue the sanitary sewer work on Home Avenue. Work hours may be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Two-Week Lookahead Schedule

Rest of This Week 

• Excavate on Wood Avenue for the future vegetated stormwater treatment system (also called a swale).
• Relocate a couple fire hydrants on Home Avenue and Wood Avenue.
• Begin construction of vegetated stormwater treatment system on Wood Avenue.
• Do sanitary sewer pipe replacement on Home Avenue between Jackson Street and Harrison Street.

Week of July 11

• Continue excavation work on Wood Avenue, vegetated stormwater treatment system construction, and sanitary sewer pipe work.

Update (6.24.2022): 

Items of Note

During the week of June 27, crews will be coming through the west side of Home Avenue to demolish the public right-of-way to prepare for sidewalk construction. They will come to various locations along Wood Avenue to do demolition work, as well. 

The demolition will include above ground items (or living things) but not asphalt or concrete at this time.

Anything belonging to you that is located in the right-of-way may be disturbed or destroyed. This includes irrigation systems, hard landscaping (fences, stone, brick, pavers, garden boxes, retaining walls, or other construction materials), soft landscaping (plants, shrubs, flowers, grass, bark, etc.), and other amenities. Please remove any items you wish to keep before crews get there. If the contractor finds items in the right-of-way that conflict with construction, crews will remove and dispose of the items.
 
**If you are unsure whether you will be impacted or not, please contact me or call Chris Benn, City of Milwaukie, at 971-356-6010.**

Two-Week Lookahead Schedule

Week of June 27

• Do demolition work along the public right-of-way on Home Avenue and Wood Avenue.
• Temporarily move mailboxes along the west side of Home Avenue to prepare for excavation work. Mailboxes should remain accessible to postal carriers. Crews will permanently place them in their new location towards the end of the project. 
• Design shoring plans for future sewer pipe excavation.
• Do trench work in preparation of replacing old storm pipes.

 
Week of July 4 (No work on July 4 for Independence Day holiday)

• Remove the surface of the asphalt in the right-of-way on Home Avenue where the sidewalks and future Americans with Disabilities Act curb ramps will go and on Wood Avenue where the Americans with Disabilities Act curb ramps or vegetated stormwater planter strips will go.
• Begin sewer pipe replacement on Home Avenue at Jackson Street and proceed northward up Home Avenue and then west onto Harrison Street.

Update (6.17.2022): 

Items of Note

During the week of June 27, crews will be coming through the west side of Home Avenue to demolish the public right-of-way to prepare for sidewalk construction. They will come to various locations along Wood Avenue to do demolition work, as well.

Anything belonging to you that is located in the right-of-way may be disturbed. This includes irrigation systems, hard landscaping (fences, stone, brick, pavers, garden boxes, retaining walls, or other construction materials), soft landscaping (plants, shrubs, flowers, grass, bark, etc.), and other amenities. Please remove any items you wish to keep before crews get there. If the contractor finds items in the right-of-way that conflict with construction, crews will remove and dispose of the items.

If you have are unsure whether you will be impacted or not, please contact me.

Project team members will be on Home Avenue on Tuesday, June 21 between 10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m., walking the corridor and making notes about future impacts to property owners. If you have any questions for us, feel free to come over and talk to us! 

Two-Week Lookahead Schedule

Week of June 20

• Do sewer pipe replacement on Home Avenue at Jackson Street and proceed northward up Home Avenue and then west onto Harrison Street. We will later return to do the section between Jackson Street and Monroe Street.

Week of June 27

• Do demolition work along the public right-of-way on Home Avenue and Wood Avenue
• Excavate swales at Wood Avenue and Railroad Avenue
• Continue sewer pipe replacement on Home Avenue
• Pulverize asphalt and grade the road in preparation for rebuilding the roadway

Please note that crews moved mailboxes to temporary locations earlier this week in anticipation of construction work. Mailboxes should remain accessible to postal carriers and crews will permanently place them in their new location towards the end of the project. 

Update (6.3.2022): 

Two-Week Lookahead Schedule

Week of June 4

• Begin sewer pipe replacement on Home Avenue at Jackson Street and proceed northward up Home Avenue and then west onto Harrison Street. We will later return to do the section between Jackson Street and Monroe Street.
• Continue checking the location and depth of existing utilities
• Install erosion control and tree protection fencing
• Tree removal
• Begin demolition work along Wood Avenue

Week of June 13

• Swale excavation at Wood Avenue and Railroad Avenue
• Continue sewer pipe replacement on Home Avenue
• Demolition work along Wood Avenue
• Begin to pulverize and grade in preparation for rebuilding the roadway

Please note that the contractor has painted many markings on the ground resembling driveway connections, and several do not line up well.  City staff will follow up and make adjustments as needed.

Update (5.13.2022): 

Two-Week Lookahead Schedule

Week of May 16

• Mobilize equipment into the area
• Continue checking the location and depth of existing utilities
• Install erosion control and tree protection fencing
• Swale excavation at Wood Avenue and Railroad Avenue

Please note that the contractor has painted many markings on the ground resembling driveway connections, and several do not line up well.  City staff will follow up and make adjustments as needed.

Week of May 23

• Begin sewer pipe replacement and stormwater pipe replacement on Home Avenue.  Work will start at the Monroe Street intersection and proceed north.

Update (4.5.2022):  Construction will begin in late April, and we anticipate completion in summer 2022.

Two-Week Lookahead Schedule

• Over the next two weeks, Oregon Aerial will transfer Comcast and Lumen (CenturyLink) lines on the new power poles that PGE has set. The city’s contractor, Kerr Contractors, expects to start work April 25th.

Update (2.23.2022):  Construction is beginning!

Two-Week Lookahead Schedule
Over the next two weeks, PGE will begin relocating utility poles and Kerr Contractors will:

• Bring equipment and materials onto Home Avenue
• Cut trees marked for removal

 What to Expect During Construction 

Crews may work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday (although the typical workday ends before 5 p.m.). They may work additional days and times with pre-approval from the city. Construction can create noise, vibration, and dust. It may require traffic delays and restricted parking near the work zone. 

Thank you in advance for observing the no-parking signs along the roadway.

Update (12.10.2021): The contractor plans to start work in February 2022.

Update (11.2.2021): The lowest bidder for the SAFE SSMP FY 2021 Improvement Project (Home Avenue and Wood Avenue) was Kerr Contractors. 

Update (10.8.2021): The SAFE SSMP FY 2021 Improvement Project (Home Avenue and Wood Avenue) Bid Submission date is extended to October 26.

Update (9.15.2021): The SAFE SSMP FY 2021 Improvement Project (Home Avenue and Wood Avenue) was advertised for bid September 14. Bid are due October 12.

Update (7.22.2021): The Edison Street SAFE project will be constructed with the Milwaukie El Puente Project, which extends to improvements at the northeast corner of Edison Street and 35th Avenue.

Update (6.14.2021): Visit the new Home Avenue Improvements project Engage Milwaukie page, which includes: 

• The latest information about the project, including the latest project map, and;
• an invitation to attend a live virtual project discussion on Thursday, June 24 (6-7 PM). Register today! 

Update (3.4.2021): The Hector Campbell Neighborhood Association Home Avenue SAFE project update has been moved from March to May.

Update (2.26.2021): 

Home Avenue:  What We Heard From You
During our outreach last fall, we learned several things from the community. Below are a few things we heard:

• There was neighborhood interest in the sidewalk switching from the east side to the west side of Home Avenue at Park Avenue. We studied the viability of this idea and realized that there would be many far-reaching impacts to private property owners on the east side of Home Avenue due to the steep slopes in some areas. To eliminate those private property impacts, we have decided to build the sidewalk on the west side of Home Avenue all the way from King Road to Railroad Avenue. The existing sidewalk on the east side of the street will remain.
• Tree preservation is more important to neighbors than preserving on-street parallel parking. Currently, the city plans to remove five trees that are located in the public right-of-way.  To remove trees in the city-owned right-of-way, the city will apply for a right-of-way permit that will be reviewed by the community-led Tree Board, including an opportunity for public input.
• People were most interested in buffering the sidewalk from the street by building a traditional raised sidewalk with a curb or installing a landscaped area or grass swale between the sidewalk and the street. We plan to separate the sidewalk from the roadway with a landscape area. There will also be sections of raised sidewalk with curb.
• Several people were concerned about speeding on Home Avenue. We will reinstall the two existing speed humps. We will also slow traffic on the street by narrowing the roadway. Most, but not all of the existing roadway is currently the minimum width required in the City Public Works Standards. Sections of roadway, that are currently wider than required, will be reduced to the minimum paved width. Parking off the paved roadway will be discouraged and parking on the paved roadway will be allowed. On-street parking slows traffic down.

Schedule
Design will continue through spring 2021 with construction anticipated to begin summer 2021.

Next Steps
If your private property or driveway will be impacted by the sidewalk construction plan, we will contact you in the coming months.

To view the updated project map, please see the PDF map in the “Downloads” section below.

Share your comments by visiting https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HomeAveComments!

Update (2.24.2021): Staff will present an update about the Home Avenue SAFE project at the Hector Campbell Neighborhood Association meeting on Monday March 8th. Please join the meeting by visiting https://www.milwaukieoregon.gov/citymanager/hector-campbell-neighborhood-45.

Update (1.26.2021): Staff will present an update about the Home Avenue SAFE project at the Hector Campbell Neighborhood Association meeting in March. The city’s initial design for the Home Avenue SAFE project showed the sidewalk switching from the east to the west side of Home Avenue at Park Street. However, we have realized that making the existing sidewalk ADA compliant from Railroad Avenue to Guido Bocci Drive would have far reaching impacts to private property on the east side of the road. To eliminate private property impacts, we have decided to locate the sidewalk on the west side of Home Avenue all the way from Railroad Avenue to King Road.

Update (12.10.2020): Thanks to everyone who participated in the second Home Avenue SAFE survey and provided comments about the draft sidewalk layout! To read a summary of the results, please visit the Downloads section below and select “Home Avenue Survey Summary Fall 2020”.

Update (11.03.2020): It's time again for area neighbors to share their thoughts about the Home Avenue SAFE project! We heard some great community feedback this past summer, and we would like to hear your thoughts about the initial design concept. Learn more and take the survey at www.surveymonkey.com/r/HomeAvenue through Monday, Nov. 16. 

Update (09.10.2020): Thanks to everyone who participated in the Home Avenue survey! To read a summary of the results, visit the Downloads section below.

Update (07.08.2020): It’s time for neighbors to share their thoughts for the Home Avenue SAFE project! We are planning to build a continuous sidewalk between Railroad Avenue and King Road on one side of the street (TBD) and would like your feedback. Take this survey at www.surveymonkey.com/r/HomeAveSAFE by July 31.

Update (06.25.2020): The Home Avenue project team held a virtual open house  for the project on June 22, 2020.  If you couldn't join us but would like to hear the discussion, you can find a video recording of the meeting at https://vimeo.com/432250060 .