Lane Closures Scheduled for River Road

(SALEM, Ore.) — Update: Due to weather, this work has been delayed until Tuesday Sept 26th and Wednesday Sept 27th. 

River Road S between Owens Street SE and Minto Island Road SE will be reduced to one lane and controlled by flaggers on September 20 and September 21, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

This will allow for hillside vegetation control in an area that is prone to landslides. Motorists should expect delays.

Bicyclists and pedestrians will not have access to this section of River Road S or the nearby bike/walk path during this time and should consider using the Peter Courtney Minto Island Bridge as an alternate route.

Geotechnical studies found that the specific types of soils in this area are susceptible to fracturing by root growth.

This root-related destabilization was identified as a contributing factor to the landslides in the area.

This vegetation control is an effort to reduce the likelihood of future landslides.

Work is weather dependent and could be postponed due to wet weather conditions.

Source: City of Salem