ODOT News Release

Roseburg’s I-5 Harvard ramps, Bellows Street will be closed August 11-25 ROSEBURG – The southbound Interstate 5 on- and off-ramps at the Harvard interchange (Exit 124) will be closed August 11-25, along with the south end of Bellows Street. All northbound ramps will remain open. The two-week closures will allow prime contractor Knife River Materials to excavate and rebuild the southbound ramps and Bellows Street. During the closures, detours will be in place. Harvard Avenue motorists will take I-5 north to Exit 125 (Garden Valley), then turn around to reach southbound I-5. Meanwhile, motorists traveling south on I-5 will continue to Exit 123 (Fairgrounds) and turn around to reach the northbound off-ramp at the Harvard interchange. Bellows Street serves a neighborhood of about 25 houses north of Roseburg High School. When the south end of Bellows is closed, residents of that neighborhood will detour through the high school parking lot to reach Harvard Avenue. From now until August 10, motorists can expect intermittent shoulder and lane closures on Harvard Avenue at night. Some sidewalks will be closed for construction. Alternate routes will be identified and marked for pedestrians, including those with disabilities. This $1.9 million project will install new traffic signals on both sides of the Harvard interchange, realign the intersection of the southbound ramps and Bellows Street with Harvard Avenue, add turn lanes, and make several other safety and pedestrian improvements. Construction began in May and will continue until October. Most work that affects traffic will take place during the summer months, before the new school year starts. Detour maps and project information can be found at www.Roseburg124.com. For more information, contact Dan Latham, ODOT Public Information Officer, at 541-957-3601 or Dan.Latham@odot.state.or.us. ##ODOT## (R3-18-19)