(Portland, OR) –Work will begin at the end of September to repair a section of Portland Parks & Recreation (PP&R)’s Springwater Corridor Trail about a mile south of the Ross Island Bridge that was damaged by erosion.
Beginning at the end of September (on a date to be determined soon) and lasting through the month of October, a portion of the trail between milepost 1.5 and milepost 1.75 will be closed from 9am to 4pm each Monday through Friday. There will be no public access to that section of trail during these construction hours.
Noting that many people use the trail for commuting and recreation, the trail will be open for use before 9am and after 4pm on weekdays; as well as on weekends. Walkers, runners and cyclists should continue to use caution through the construction area.
WHAT: Section of Springwater Corridor Trail closed for repair; please use before 9am or after 4pm Monday-Friday
WHERE: Milepost 1.5-milepost 1.75
WHEN: Closed end of September (TBD) through October, 9am to 4pm. Monday–Fridays.
A start date for construction and closure hours is expected within a week. As work progresses, we may also be able to update the end date of the work. PP&R has planned the construction timing to allow commuter and recreation access in the morning before 9am and in the evening after 4pm, when crews are not working. In order to maintain this limited access, we need your help. Please plan enough time to pass through the construction zone before the trail section closes.
The Springwater Corridor Trail project will fix an eroded section of the trail impacted due to an unforeseen emergency. The solution to the erosion has proven to be a unique fix dependent on weather conditions, funding, and complex permitting. PP&R has been working on the erosion repair solution and trail restoration project since it became a problem due to unusually hard, prolonged rain and high river water in March 2012.
PP&R’s goals have been, and continue to be to initiate and complete repairs and reinforcement as soon as possible. A number of complex permits are required, which mandate environmentally-sensitive solutions.
PP&R’s goal is to stabilize the slide, and make the trail fully operational again; while taking steps to protect the riverbank. We want to also ensure that the bottom of the riverbank does not wash out once again in the future.
