The I-84 off-ramp to Northeast Holladay Street, which drops drivers into the Rose Quarter by the Moda Center and the Oregon Convention Center, will close 24 hours a day starting Friday and is expected to stay shut for roughly three weeks. Crews will use the closure to install foundations for a new overhead sign bridge and to carry out other Rose Quarter construction work. Event access will be maintained, but drivers should plan on detours, extra congestion and changed post-event circulation near the arena.
What’s closing and when
According to KGW, the I-84 westbound off-ramp to Holladay/1st Avenue is listed as closed effective May 15 with an estimated reopening on June 8. The three-week shutdown is part of ongoing Rose Quarter construction. The ramp will stay closed around the clock throughout the work window.
Detours and local impacts
According to the I-5 Rose Quarter project, vehicles will be detoured from I-84 to I-5 Exit 302A onto NE Weidler Street while the Holladay ramp is closed. Intermittent overnight closures will also affect the I-5 southbound right lane and several ramps near the Moda Center. The project site lists a partial closure of NE Lloyd Boulevard for related foundation and seismic work, but notes that access to the Oregon Convention Center will be preserved from alternate approaches.
Where this fits in the bigger picture
This work is part of Phase 1A of the larger I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project, an early construction phase that began in summer 2025 and continues into late 2026. The Oregon Department of Transportation puts the project's current cost estimate at roughly $1.96–$2.08 billion and says funding is in place to complete Phase 1A while later phases seek additional financing.
How to avoid the worst of it
If you can, shift travel times, use transit or park offsite for events at the Moda Center to dodge the thickest post-event traffic. For real-time conditions and alerts by text or email, sign up through the project site and check TripCheck or call 511 before you head out.
