Highway 244 project continues to slow traffic
By Paul Hall on Friday, April 9th, 2021 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
STARKEY, OR – A $1.5 million dollars construction project is continuing on Highway 244 between Starkey and Red Bridge State Park, from milepost 35 to 36 the next several weeks. Re-aligning the highway will take place, stabilizing the slope adjacent to the Grande Ronde River. Also, a short retaining wall will be constructed.
During work hours, traffic will be controlled by flaggers. During non-work hours, traffic will be controlled by temporary traffic signals. This means there will be delays 24/7 once the barrier is in place. Delays are expected to be no more than 20 minutes, normally a bit less. ODOT and our contractors ask that you please be patient and plan extra time if you need to travel through this area.
Blasting will not take place next week as scheduled, however the new date is tentatively scheduled for April 21st, at that time a 2-hour wait time could be expected.
Next week contractors will continue to excavate a bench on the slope to make room for drilling equipment used to drill the holes for blasting.
