Highway 43 At Lake Oswego Will Not Fully Reopen After Paving Project Saturday (UPDATED)

LAKE OSWEGO, OR — The Portland Bureau of Environmental Services announced Friday that road crews will be unable to fully reopen Highway 43 between E Street and Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard following a paving project on Saturday.

On Thursday, officials announced the expected reopening of Highway 43 in each direction at the city's entrance after crews complete the paving project scheduled for May 20 from 4 a.m. to 11 a.m. On Friday, however, Environmental Services spokeswoman Diane Dulken announced the re-striping portion of the repaving project between E Street and Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard was pushed back to early-June due to a high demand for pavement restoration crews.

That means the current lane restrictions in the area will remain in place until the re-striping is complete.

Travel on Highway 43 in that area has been restricted since April for a sewer repair project, for which crews installed two manholes and roughly 80-feet of pipe underneath Highway 43 as part of "the Southwest Terwilliger Sewer Project to improve wastewater collection in the area and to protect water quality, public health, and our environment," bureau officials said in a statement.

Commuters will also face a closure on Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard from Highway 43 to Southwest Castleridge Lane — about one mile of roadway — for the remaining duration of the sewer project. Officials expect to reopen Terwilliger no later than August.

For additional information, including progress photos and maps, visit www.portlandoregon.gov/bes/swterwilliger.

Photos Courtesy: Portland Bureau of Environmental Services