City of North Bend release – Beginning on Tuesday, September 22nd, the City of North Bend’s Contractor Knife River Materials will be closing Chester St. between Newmark and O’Connell St. to replace the pavement. Temporary closures of this street segment, and including Tower St. at its intersection with Chester will occur. Initial work will include pavement removal and base replacement, with final paving anticipated to start Sept. 28th & 29th. Weather may affect the paving schedule. Motorists are requested to utilize alternate routes as only residents and emergency traffic will have limited access through these sections of roadway between 7 am and 6 pm during the above listed weeks. Note that segments of the road will be rough until paving completes the project. The City of North Bend thanks you in advance for your patience in this matter.