Overnight closures coming Tuesday, 1/29 and Wednesday, 1/30 nights on the Sunset Highway

U.S. 26 between Interstate 405 and the Oregon Zoo, exit 72, will see overnight closures in both directions Tuesday and Wednesday nights.

The closures are necessary to install two sign bridges, perform drainage work and continue the highway paving project.

On each night, single lane closures will begin at 8 p.m. and double lane closures at 10 p.m. Full closure will be at 11:30 p.m. Lanes will start to re-open beginning at 4:30 a.m. with all lanes open by 5:30 a.m.

Schedule

• Tuesday Jan. 29, 2013.
• Wednesday Jan. 30, 2013.

Ramp closures when the highway is closed

• Eastbound U.S. 26 on-ramp from the Zoo, closed 9:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
• Eastbound U.S. 26 exit to Southwest Jefferson Street, closed 10:00 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.
• Westbound U.S. 26 ramp from Southwest Clay Street, closed 8 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
• Westbound U.S. 26 on-ramp from Jefferson Street, closed 8 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
• Westbound U.S. 26 off-ramp to the Zoo, exit 72, closed 11:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.
• Southbound I-405 ramp to westbound U.S. 26, exit 1D, closed 11:30 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.
• Northbound I-405 ramp to westbound U.S. 26, exit 1D, closed 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Detours

• When eastbound U.S.26 is closed, traffic should use southbound OR 217 to Interstate 5.
• When westbound U.S. 26 is closed, traffic should use northbound OR 217 from I-5 to reach U.S. 26.
• When the ramps from I-405, exit 1D, are closed, traffic should use northbound OR 217 from I-5 to U.S. 26.

The schedule may change due to weather or other unforeseen delays.

This is the second planned closure of U.S. 26 for this work. The first closure took place Thursday, Jan. 10.

For more information, go the project web site: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/pages/26pres_sylvani405/index.aspx