Crosswalk Closed

ODOT workers Randy Gerber and Jimmy Story of the Troutdale center install “Crosswalk Closed” signs at 12^th and Belmont on Monday, in the interest of safety and ODOT compliance. This is one of three sets of signs the crew installed this week, along with ongoing crosswalk removal and restriping between May and Belmont and 12^th and 13^th, including side streets. The 12^th-and-Belmont crosswalk just to the north is still in effect and will be repainted. The crosswalk upgrades bring the city into compliance with ODOT regulations, since 12^th and 13^th are officially state highways. The added “crosswalk closed” locations are at 13^th and Taylor, where the signs are up on the north side of the intersection, and a new crosswalk will be painted on the south side of the intersection, and at 12^th and Pine streets. At that location, the existing marked crosswalk is being redone, and the signs are intended to stop people crossing the busy street directly in front of Pine Street Bakery. See June 22 print edition for more details.