Burgess Road / Day Road intersection project begins Sept. 4

LA PINE - On Tuesday, Sept. 4, work will begin on the Burgess Road / Day Road Intersection Improvement project.  The project will include constructing left turn lanes for all four legs of the intersection and realigning Day Road and Pine Forest Drive at the intersection so that the roads are no longer offset from each other.  The $604,000 project will be constructed by the County’s contractor, Alex Hodge Construction Inc. of Bend, Oregon.

The first stage of the project will include widening work on Burgess Road and is anticipated to last approximately two weeks. The second stage of the project will include realignment and widening work on Pine Forest Drive and is anticipated to last approximately one week. Pine Forest Drive between Burgess Road and Elderberry Lane will be closed during this stage, and a detour route will be provided for Pine Forest Drive traffic. The third stage of the project will include realignment and widening work on Day Road and is also anticipated to last approximately one week. Day Road between Burgess Road and Jacobsen Road will be closed during this stage, and a detour route will be provided.  The final stage of the project will include final paving on Burgess Rd and is anticipated to last for approximately one week.  The project is anticipated to be completed by mid-October.

During the project, motorists on Burgess Road, Day Road, and Pine Forest Drive should anticipate delays and are encouraged to use caution, observe traffic control devices, and slow down when traveling through the work zone and detour routes.  Detour routes will be clearly marked.

For more information, please contact Cody Smith, County Engineer for Deschutes County Road Department, at (541) 322-7113.

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