p>Neighbors, this traffic alert could affect you coming in and out of Overlook.
TRAFFIC ADVISORY
Lanes to close on new streetcar tracks next week for vehicle testing
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Bureau of Transportation announced that travelers on streets where new streetcar tracks have been laid should expect lane closures Tuesday through Thursday next week, February 21 through 23. New tracks are found on NW Lovejoy, N/NE Broadway, N/NE Weidler , NE Seventh, NE Martin Luther King, Jr., and NE Grand.
Both electrical and track testing will occur on the newly built segment as part of the ongoing creation of the Streetcar Loop project. Travelers will encounter closed lanes where streetcar are moving on new track segments and should use caution, obey signs and expect delays.
Streetcar and City of Portland staff thanked Portlanders in advance for their continued patience with the streetcar expansion to the east side.
The Portland Streetcar Loop Project is a 3.3-mile double-track extension of the existing streetcar system from the Pearl District in NW Portland, across the Broadway Bridge and south to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
For more information, please contact Julie Gustafson at 503-242-0084 and julie@sojpdx.com or visit www.portlandstreetcar.org for regular construction updates. Construction is subject to change.
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