Deschutes County, OR

01/16/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/16/2026 12:45

Weekly Road Construction Update - Jan. 18 to Jan. 24

Projects Administered by Deschutes County

Signage Improvements (Sisters & Bend Areas) - Crews will be installing roadside delineators on the following roadways:

  • Camp Polk Road
  • Johnson Ranch Road

Traffic Information - Road users should anticipate shoulder closures and intermittent lane closures facilitated by flaggers, with delays of up to 20 minutes during work hours, 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Tumalo Reservoir Road Utility Work (Bend Area) - Crews will be doing utility work on Tumalo Reservoir Road between Johnson Road and Sisemore Road.

Traffic Information - Road users should anticipate lane closures facilitated by flaggers, with delays of up to 20 minutes during daytime hours.

South Century Drive/Huntington Road Intersection Improvement (La Pine Area) - No work will be occurring this week.

Traffic Information - Road users should still use caution when traveling through the work zone. The intersection is controlled by an all-way stop, and the speed limit is temporarily set at 25 MPH.

Projects Administered by Other Agencies

Redmond Wetlands Complex (City of Redmond) - Crews will be doing sewer utility work on NW Pershall Way and in off-highway areas along Northwest Way and NW Coyner Avenue.

Traffic Information - Road users should expect single lane closures facilitated by a temporary traffic signal on NW Pershall Way beginning Monday, Jan. 19. There may be delays of up to 20 minutes during work hours.

Inquiries pertaining to this work should be directed to the City of Redmond Wetlands Complex project website.

U.S. 97: Terrebonne (Oregon Department of Transportation) - Crews may be doing concrete and utility work on 11th Street and C Avenue.

Traffic Information - 11th Street between Smith Rock Way and C Avenue will be closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Signed detour routes are in place. C Avenue is also closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic.

Lower Bridge Way and Odem Avenue are open allowing only right-in, right-out traffic movements. Traffic bound for U.S. 97 North will continue to use the signed detour route along NW 19th Street and NW Davidson Way. The speed limit on NW 19th Street is temporarily set at 45 miles per hour.

China Hat Road & FS Road 1815 Closure (US Forest Service) - China Hat Road and Forest Service Road 1815 are both closed at the USFS Boundary for forest thinning work.

Traffic Information - China Hat Road and FS Road 1815 are closed to all traffic at the end of County maintenance. Access to the area is closed until further notice.

Other Road Impacts

Cascade Lakes Highway Closure - Cascade Lakes Highway from Crescent Cutoff Road to FS Road 4270, and Mt. Bachelor to FS Road 4270 will remain closed until Deschutes County Road crews can remove the snow that accumulates over the winter and early spring, typically by Memorial Day, weather permitting.

Paulina Lake Road Closure - Paulina Lake Road east of Ten Mile Sno-Park will remain closed until Deschutes County Road crews can remove the snow that accumulates over the winter and early spring, typically by Memorial Day, weather permitting.

*** Please note that work hours are subject to change based on weather conditions. ***

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Visit: deschutescounty.gov or TripCheck.com

Contact: Deschutes County Road Department at (541) 388-6581

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