July 31, 2025 3:40 a.m.  

An overnight stormwater improvement project designed to increase capacity will start on a four-block stretch of West Harvard Avenue beginning on Monday, August 4th.

A City of Roseburg release said traffic will be reduced to one lane in both directions from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Mondays through Thursdays on West Harvard between West Ballf Street and West Umpqua Street. Storm pipe installation will take place in the evening and overnight and will not have an impact on daytime traffic.

Detours will be set up to route vehicles around the nighttime work zone until the project is completed in October, according to the Roseburg Public Works Department.

Storm drainage pipes are being replaced with about 1,050 linear feet of 30-inch-diameter storm pipe and 300 feet of 12-inch-diameter storm pipe so the system can handle more stormwater. The work will also install four new storm manholes and replace six storm drain inlets and two sidewalk ramps to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The release said the 2011 Roseburg Storm Water Master Plan identified the area west of Interstate 5 and east of West Keady Court as a problem area where the storm water system is under capacity.

The city has been upgrading that part of the system in phases since 2014.

For more information regarding the project contact the Roseburg Public Works Department at 492-6730 or email: pwd@roseburgor.gov