September 4, 2024

TRAFFIC ALERT: On Thursday, Sept. 5 starting at 2:00 p.m. all westbound vehicular lanes and the S.E. Water Ave. ramp in both directions will be closed for paving work. Westbound bike and pedestrian access will be maintained and the westbound sidewalks will remain open. Flaggers will be on site directing traffic. The westbound vehicular lanes will reopen at 5:00 a.m. Friday, Sept. 6. This paving closure is weather dependent. 

This work is part of the Hawthorne Bridge Paving and Repair Project. For project information, visit: https://multco.us/hawthornepaving.

Multnomah County maintains five Willamette River bridges: the Sellwood, Hawthorne, Morrison, Burnside and Broadway Bridges as well as the Wapato Bridge over the Multnomah Channel. For information, visit https://www.multco.us/bridges.