Construction detours on the bike commute

These guys might do a good job with the sewers, but they sure aren’t repairing the pavement of Umatilla very well. Looks like I picked the wrong route this morning.

Old dirt conveyor for the pipeline

A few weeks ago, part of the Springwater by OMSI was closed for a few days while they removed this dirt conveyor used in The Big Pipe Project to get dirt out to the barges.

I  took this photo in December of 2006 as they were preparing the conveyor for use.

Old dirt conveyor for the pipeline

The conveyor has since been removed, and shortly after the next notice of closure was given for prep work for creating a temporary path to carry bikes over the construction area for the new bridge.

Old dirt conveyor for the pipeline

The detour is nice and not a problem at all.

Old dirt conveyor for the pipeline

So, let the bridge work begin.

For more information on the Tri-met bridge.

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