News

Success! A new sign structure lives on I-5

A new sign structure on I-5 near the Oregon Convention Center was successfully installed by 10 a.m. on Sunday, July 12. All lanes of Interstate 5, northbound and southbound, in the Rose Quarter were closed overnight to complete the installation. While the closure was expected to last up to 14 hours, we were able to complete the work and reopen the road in 12 hours.

Your patience during this closure is a big part of what allowed it to be completed without a hitch. As you travel along I-5 near the Convention Center in coming months, you’ll pass under a structure that supports more visible road signs that match the upcoming changes to I-5. Check out these photos of the crews who made it happen!

Crews completing overnight sign structure installation. 

Progress report: Ongoing closures on I-5 and local streets

Between June 23 and June 26, crews had to complete an emergency repair to a crash barrier at the I-5 southbound exit to I-84, near the Oregon Convention Center. We’re proud of how quickly and successfully the construction teams were able to mobilize to complete this unexpected repair.

The crash barrier repair didn’t stop us from moving forward with planned work! The northbound lane of NE Lloyd Boulevard remains closed for seismic resiliency work. 

Here’s a reminder of ongoing traffic impacts in the Rose Quarter:

Visit our Construction Travel Impacts page or sign up for email or text alerts to stay up to date with the latest news on traffic impacts and active closures.

Have we met? Rose Quarter outreach this summer

Rose Quarter project team at summer tabling events.

The Rose Quarter team is spreading the word about construction and closures this summer. You might have seen us at Good in the Hood, Mississippi Street Fair, Saturday in the Park Pride in Vancouver, the Portland Pride Festival or the Beaverton Community Expo.   

Haven’t seen us yet? Come find our team at one of the events below. 

You’re Invited: Upcoming webinars for businesses and organizations to plan for the I-5 southbound closures

Are you part of a business or organization that needs more information about the upcoming I-5 southbound multiweek closure? To learn more about major upcoming closures and the expected effects:

• Join us for a webinar for businesses on August 4 at noon or August 5 at 4 p.m.
• Join us for a webinar for non-profit and community-based organizations on August 6 at noon.

These webinars are designed to help you, your employees, vendors, customers and community prepare for a major closure of all southbound lanes of I-5 starting on September 11. In the meantime, you can learn more about this closure on our Construction Travel Impacts page.

Upcoming Oregon Transportation Commission meeting

The I-5 Rose Quarter Project Team will present updates to the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) at its meeting on August 13, 2026.  You can watch a livestream of the Commission meetings or catch up with it afterward on the ODOT YouTube Channel, where all OTC meeting recordings are hosted.

You can submit public comments on the Rose Quarter Project to the OTC prior to the meeting using this comment form.