Salem drivers should plan to take detours from Southeast Battle Creek Road as city crews repave part of the road damaged by severe weather.
The work began Thursday to repair the street surface following the recent ice storm and rain.
After installing sewer and infrastructure improvements underneath the road near Southeast Landau Street in south Salem, contractors working on new development in the area installed a temporary road surface for two blocks south of Southeast Avalon Avenue, according to city spokesman Trevor Smith.
The city of Salem later noticed that the road surface was in poor condition for drivers using the two block stretch between Southeast Landau Street and Southeast Avalon Avenue, Smith said.
City crews on Thursday started milling and removing the uneven asphalt surface, replacing and repairing manholes, and fixing drainage issues along the street.
They will install new asphalt on Friday to provide “much-needed relief” for drivers in the area from the pending construction, Smith said.
Drivers will find detour routes beginning at Battle Creek and Southeast Boone Road. Southeast Avalon Avenue will also be closed.
The city will post flaggers until the work is done to stop people from traveling through the construction zone on Southwest Battle Creek Road.
Contact reporter Ardeshir Tabrizian: [email protected] or 503-929-3053.
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Ardeshir Tabrizian has covered criminal justice and housing for Salem Reporter since September 2021. As an Oregon native, his award-winning watchdog journalism has traversed the state. He has done reporting for The Oregonian, Eugene Weekly and Malheur Enterprise.
