Bringing everything up to standard The City of Bend to start Newport Corridor Improvements project this spring By Shayna Wiwierski A failing storm drain system along Newport Avenue in Bend will soon be receiving improvements.
The project will improve the corridor which runs along Newport Avenue from College Way to 9th Street.
Wells, project engineer for the City of
The Newport Corridor Improvements project is set to start construction in April 2021 and is part of the City’s capital improvement projects. The project will bring the City’s water, storm, sewer and roadway infrastructure up to current standards, as well as increase safety, connectivity and mobility for all users of the corridor.
“It’s a pretty busy area on the west side and features a two-lane road. Underneath the corridor is a storm water trunk line and in 2017 there was a study, the South Awbrey Butte Drainage Study, which showed that the South Awbrey butte, which sits above Newport Avenue and collects a lot of storm water – or is supposed to – is having a lot of drainage issues in the area,” says Drew
line, and because the majority of the trunk
Bend. “Ultimately a lot of the storm water in the basin area gets sent to this trunk line, which is typically a 24- to 30-inch corrugated steel pipe, is at or near failure, it’s listed as the number-one priority for replacement in the study. The majority of that trunk line is at a Level 5 on the Pipeline Assessment Condition Program (PACP) Rating System. Ultimately, it’s failing and it’s on a busy street.”
The Newport Corridor Improvements Project will improve the corridor which runs along Newport Avenue from College Way to 9th Street.
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