On Monday, Aug. 29, Pendleton Public Works crews started installing a new sanitary sewer line along Northwest Despain Avenue from North Main Street to Northwest Ninth Street.
The project took place in two phases to accommodate increased traffic during the Pendleton Round-Up.
Phase 1: Complete
Phase 2: In progress
The second portion of the project will begin after Round-Up and will continue from Northwest Fourth Street to Northwest Ninth Street. The second phase is scheduled to fully be patched by early to mid-October.
Full reconstruction of the street has been pushed back to the 2024 construction season.
The work this year will only be on the sewer line, but this replacement will prepare for a proposed street reconstruction project on a portion of Northwest Despain Avenue next year. That project would include widening the road by moving curbs and reconstructing the roadway asphalt and gravel base. The full street reconstruction and could happen in 2023, if budget dollars are available.
Intersection of Despain Avenue and North Main Street
Pendleton, OR 97801
United States
Project Milestones
Phase 1: The pipe between North Main Street and NW 4th Street replaced and backfilled with gravel, fully patched with asphalt
Phase 2: The pipe between NW 5th Street and NW 9th Street replaced and backfilled with gravel, fully patched with asphalt