Portland's Washington Park visitors should brace themselves for another bout of detours and delays. According to the City of Portland, the road improvement show will go on from late April through early November, adding more road closures to the mix in Washington Park.
So you know, the Water Bureau wasn't fooling around when they replaced those reservoirs dating back to 1894 with a brand spanking new 12.4-million-gallon, seismically reinforced underground reservoir. as per the City of Portland. And now, they're making good on their word to fix the roads all torn up around the construction site boundary. But like a scene straight out of a classic Portland rain dance, street closures are imminent, and they'll be monkey-wrenching travel within the park.
Mark your calendars, or better yet, weave them into your GPS soul - SW Sacajawea BLVD will be shutting down. From mid-July to October, no cars will find passage between SW Park Place and SW Washington Way. And come September to early November, SW Sherwood BLVD from SW Lewis and Clark Circle to SW Carter AVE will also play the part of road-not-traveled.
