Starting Next Week, Expect 3rd Street Traffic Disruptions

The last phase of a water pipeline replacement project under the Marys River will begin in early March, according to Corvallis Public Works engineers. There will be some traffic disruptions to 3^rd Street traffic.

The project will replace an existing 20-inch water pipeline underneath 3^rd Street just south of Marys River. The existing pipe has reached the end of its service life and is being replaced with a larger 36-inch diameter pipe, which will tie into the new pipeline that was installed underneath the Marys River last summer.

This project is expected to begin in the first week of March, and there will be open trenching across SW 3^rd Street to lay the new pipe.

Traffic disruptions

Beginning around March 9, the project will shift to overnight work to minimize impacts on daytime traffic and local businesses. According to City officials, night work is expected to wrap up in April, at which point the project will shift back to a daytime schedule with fewer traffic impacts.

The street will remain open throughout construction, but travelers using SW 3^rd Street should expect lane shifts and lane closures, as well as periodic flagging. Sidewalk closures and pedestrian detours will be in place at times.

Also, according to the City, this water pipeline project is scheduled to wrap up before Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) kicks off an anticipated resurfacing project along SW 3^rd Street later this summer.

For more information on this water pipeline project, contact Josh Bjornstedt at 541-766-6916 or josh.bjornstedt@corvallisoregon.gov.