BEND, OR -- Amidst a slew of construction projects tying up various locations around Bend, city officials say three events will add to traffic woes on Saturday, including Slide the City and a duathlon.

 

 

• Slide the City : 12-7 p.m. on College Way between Saginaw Ave and Newport Ave, with event parking available throughout the surrounding neighborhood and Westside Church.

 

• Malheur rally : until 5 p.m. the road up Pilot Butte and the gate leading to the summit will be closed.  The park will be open to visitors walking to the butte.

 

• USAT Duathlon : 5 a.m.–5 p.m. starting and ending at Summit High School. Click HERE for course maps. 

 

Bike Road Closures/Detours:

o   Skyliners Road from Skyline Ranch Road to approximately one mile past NF 300 (note: there will be one queued vehicular lane throughout this stretch of road monitored by Certified Flaggers and Bend PD motorcycles – please allow additional time as delays are likely. Access to Tumalo Falls is permitted; however, all are encouraged to plan trips to Tumalo Falls for days other than Saturday)

o   NW Crossing Drive from Skyline Ranch Road to NW Crosby Drive

o   NW Crosby Drive from Skyliners Road to NW Discovery Park Drive

Run Road Closures/Detours:

o   NW Clearwater Drive from NW York Drive/Entrance and Exit to Summit HS to NW Charbonneau Street

o   Discovery Trail from NW Clearwater Drive to NW Lolo Drive

o   NW Lolo Drive from NW Crossing to Discovery Trail (note: this stretch will still remain open to westbound and eastbound vehicular traffic. This stretch will also have two-way run traffic delineated by cones. This will allow vehicular traffic to flow as normal, businesses to stay open, and run traffic to operate safely)

o   NW Crossing Drive from NW Lolo Drive to Skyliners Road

o   Skyline Ranch Road from Skyliners Road to Broken Top Drive (note: Broken Top Drive/Hosmer Lake Drive will still be open for vehicle access from Skyline Ranch Road, and that residents of the Macalpine Loop will need to enter/exit through the southern access point and will be queued in/out by certified flaggers through a vehicular access lane).