Burgess Road closure at Hwy 97 May 4-7

Burgess Road will be closed at the junction with Hwy 97 from May 4-7 for the Hwy 97 rail road crossing replacement project being  completed by BNSF. The Burgess closure is part of the Hwy 97 detour that will be using the temporary bypass road ODOT has built over the rail road tracks alongside the existing highway.

Highway 97 traffic will be controlled by flaggers using the temporary bypass road for the duration of the project. Traffic can access Burgess Road as far East as Skidgel Road, and the entrance to the Wickiup Junction Store .

Access on-or-off of Hwy 97 onto Burgess will be closed for the duration of the project. The traffic control and closure is being coordinated by ODOT in La Pine.

For more information, please contact ODOT at (541) 388-6224. ##