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Sewer cleaning to bring traffic delays in North Portland

Expect delays as part of North Interstate will be closed for sewer cleaning

Have business in North Portland Wednesday?

You might want to avoid southbound Interstate between N Tillamook and N Thunderbird Way until 3PM.

The Portland Bureau of Transportation says that the closure is a result of sewer cleaning and investigation in the area. The work is needed because of what appears to be a collapsed sewer main.

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The Bureau says that Northbound travel will not be affected. Southbound motor vehicle and bicycle traffic will be detoured to the Broadway Bridge ramp, then to Larabee Ave., rejoining N Interstate Ave, south of Broadway.

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