Utility relocation project to restrict lanes on US 20, west of Eddyville, Oct. 26

A utility relocation project will create Monday through Friday daytime lane restrictions west of Eddyville on US 20 (Corvallis-Newport Hwy.), beginning Monday, October 26, 2015 and continuing until approximately Tuesday, December 1. A contractor will be boring below ground and trenching for placement of electric and communications lines between milepost 15.8 and 16.3. The work will be done during weekdays between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. During construction, traffic through the work zone will be controlled by flaggers. Travelers should expect delays of no longer than 20 minutes and typically, much less. The utility relocation is in preparation for the next phase of construction of the US 20 Project (US 20 PME: UPRR to Eddyville), which will place traffic on a new highway alignment in fall, 2016. The new alignment will replace 10 miles of narrow, twisting old US 20 with a new 5.5 mile segment that will be straighter, with wider shoulders and increased passing opportunities. To learn more about the US20 Project, visit: www.us20pme.com