Changes coming for the south bank path

From ODOT-

You’ve read about a lot of changes to the paths in park recently, and we have one more to report to you, this time on the south bank. This change brings us one step closer to the beautiful new viaduct path.



We’ve built another detour path, about 100 yards long, to accommodate east-west commuters while we build the new viaduct path. We’ll remove a portion of the existing path for this work, which clears the way for restoration work on the stream flowing from Glenwood and the Laurel Hill Valley.

During construction, the new path to the right will route bicyclists and pedestrians to the south so crews will have space to construct the new viaduct path.

We will remove a portion of the existing path to allow us to elevate and replace the path over the stream. Work on the stream restoration can be seen on the left side.

Starting in September, we will build columns for the new viaduct path along this embankment on the north side of Franklin Boulevard and east of the construction work bridge. The finished path will be elevated above the river.

By early 2014, the pedestrian paths on the south bank of the Willamette River under the new Interstate 5 bridges will look much different.

This rendering by Cameron McCathy Landscape Architecture and Planning depicts the completed viaduct path under the new Willamette River Bridges.