Weekly Road Construction Update

Tumalo Roundabout

For the week of May 30 to June 5

Rickard Road: Groff Rd – US20 Improvement (Bend Area) – Temporary traffic control and erosion control measures will be installed. Fence removal and installation will begin.   

Closure Information –Road users should anticipate single-lane closures and delays during work hours.

Tumalo Road/Tumalo Place Intersection Improvement (Deschutes Area) – Landscaping, permanent seeding and site cleanup will occur throughout the week.

Closure Information –Road users should anticipate single-lane closures and delays during work hours.

Slurry Seal (La Pine/Redmond Area) – Slurry seal will begin in the La Pine and Redmond areas on the following roads (weather permitting):

La Pine Area

  • Assembly Way
  • Box Way
  • Dillon Way
  • Bonnie Way
  • Evans Way
  • Mac Court
  • Wheeler Road
  • Lasso Lane
  • Shaw Pine Court
  • Oakridge Place
  • Wyatt Drive
  • McClintock Place
  • Preble Way
  • Heath Drive
  • Cassidy Court
  • Cassidy Drive

Redmond Area

  • NW Yucca Way
  • NW 21st Street
  • NW 25th Street
  • Rimrock Lane # 1-4
  • NW Arrowhead Lane
  • NW Williams Loop
  • NW Williams Way

Closure Information – Roads will be closed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the day they are to be slurry sealed and access will be restricted to emergency vehicles only. Residents have received door hangers notifying them of the closures and no parking signs will be placed along the affected roads 48 hours in advance of the closures.

Chip Seal (Terrebonne Area) – 

Deschutes County crews will be chip sealing the following roads in the Terrebonne Area (weather permitting):

  • NW Wimp Way
  • NW Ice Avenue
  • NW 27th Street
  • NW 19th Street
  • NW 10th Street
  • NW Montgomery Drive
  • NW Lynch Lane
  • NW Lynch Court
  • NW 30th Street
  • NW 25th Street
  • NW Eby Avenue

Closure Information – Road users should anticipate delays and single-lane closures controlled by flaggers during work hours. Work hours are typically 6:30 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday - Thursday.

The Deschutes County Road Department and our contractors are keeping the health and safety of the public and our workers as our top priority as we continue to serve our community.  We are taking measures to ensure that all state and federally-mandated best management practices to eliminate the spread of COVID-19 are practiced on our project sites.  Please help us with these efforts by using alternate routes when possible and maintaining appropriate physical distance when you absolutely must walk, ride, or drive through our project sites.

For more information, please contact the Deschutes County Road Department at (541) 388-6581.

News Release Issued: May 28, 2021