July 5, 2022 3:40 a.m.

One lane of a section of Northeast Winchester Street in Roseburg will be closed starting next week.

Communications Specialist Suzanne Hurt of the City of Roseburg, said the closure will take place so traffic can safety detour to Northeast Stephens Street during sidewalk ramp construction. Hurt said from Monday July 11th through Friday July 29th, the northbound lane of Winchester Street will be closed at Shambrook Avenue. There, northbound traffic will detour onto Shambrook and then over to Stephens Street. At that point, the far-right lane of northbound Stephens Street will be reserved to accommodate only detoured traffic and closed altogether at Winchester Street, which will narrow northbound Stephens Street to only one lane there.

Hurt said an around-the-clock closure and detour are needed to help traffic safely reroute around the Stephens Street lane closure so two sidewalk ramps can be constructed at Imbler Avenue and Stephens Street. Northbound traffic on Winchester Street normally merges onto Stephens Street, but the Imbler Avenue construction closures would not allow enough roadway for drivers to safely merge, according to staff with the Public Works Department.

Drivers should expect lane closures and brief delays through Northeast Stephens Street this summer during sidewalk ramp construction. Contractors are reconstructing and updating twenty-seven existing ADA ramps between Northeast Wright Avenue and Northeast Oakland Avenue. The project is expected to cost just over $337,000 and will be completed in September.

Work is being performed weekdays starting as early as 5:00 a.m. and wrapping up by 5:00 p.m. In September, roughly the same section of the roadway will be resurfaced at night.

For project updates, follow the city’s social media channels on Facebook and Nextdoor or go to: www.cityofroseburg.org.