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On The Record
ODOT gives Lane County highway construction update
OBITUARY
HOUGHTON—Gloria then Bend, enjoying golf
Houghton, 94, a former and long road trips around
Florence resident, passed the country. Gloria has
away July 30, 2019.
lived in a retirement home
Gloria was born Nov. in Lake Oswego since
14, 1924, in Medicine 2013.
Hat, Alberta, where she
Gloria and Don es-
was raised. When Gloria pecially enjoyed good
was 14, she and her family friends, playing bridge and
moved in 1939 to Leduc, afternoon barbecues at
where she graduated from Woahink Lake. They also
high school in
enjoyed hunting
1943.
trips to eastern
She attended
Oregon and were
the University
dedicated Oregon
of Oregon from
Duck fans.
1946 to 1950,
Gloria
will
graduating with
be remembered
a BA in English.
for her adven-
She worked in
turesome spirit,
Gloria
Los
Angeles,
sharp wit and her
Houghton
Calif., and Port-
generosity.
In
land, where she
her later years,
met Don in the summer Gloria especially enjoyed
of 1952. Don and Gloria crossword puzzles, read-
were married in Edmon- ing, watching sports and
ton in February, 1953.
spending time with her
They moved to where family.
Don was living and work-
Gloria is survived by her
ing next to the Sea Lion sister, Rayma, from Toron-
Caves, 11 miles north of to; three children: Debbie
Florence, Ore.
Houghton of Beaverton,
There, they raised their Tom Houghton of Lake
three children until 1964 Oswego and Barb Smith of
when the family moved Hillsboro; four grandchil-
into town. The family lived dren: Jared in Portland,
in Florence until 1978 Sarah in Washington D.C.,
and then built a house on Curtis in Lake Oswego
Woahink Lake, where they and Luke in Austin, Texas.
lived for 10 years.
Don preceded Gloria
Gloria and Don first in death, passing away in
moved to Sun River and 2011.
Oregon Department of
Transportation (ODOT)
is working in several lo-
cations around the area.
Access for pedestrians, in-
cluding those with disabil-
ities, will be available and
identified through — or
around — work zones.
For updates on traffic,
“Know Before You Go” at
TripCheck.com or call 511.
For the ReVision Flor-
ence Streetscape and Pav-
ing Project on Highway
126 and Highway 101, peo-
ple can expect day work on
Highway 101 between the
highway junction and the
Siuslaw River Bridge.
Crews are clearing and
prepping subgrade on
northbound Highway 101
starting at Old Town Way
and working north.
Expect single lane clo-
sures on northbound
Highway 101 and side
street closures.
There will be limited
single lane closures on
southbound Highway 101
this week through Thurs-
day, for finishing sidewalk
and ADA improvements
on southbound Highway
101.
This project is a partner-
ship with the City of Flor-
ence to improve the street-
scape, pave the road and
improve ADA facilities. It
is set to be completed by
the end of October.
The scope of the project
includes:
• Work along Highway
101 south from the high-
way junction to the Siuslaw
River Bridge and Highway
126 east from the highway
junction to Spruce Street.
• ADA ramps, colored
concrete plazas, art plinths,
street lighting, the under-
grounding of overhead
utilities, bike lanes, park-
ing spaces along Highway
101, and landscaping and
irrigation improvements.
• Paving from the High-
way 101/Highway 126
Junction south to the Siu-
slaw River Bridge.
North of Florence on
Highway 101, there are
three bridge projects be-
tween Neahkahnie Moun-
tain Chasm and Cape
Creek Bridge.
• Cape Creek Bridge,
north of Florence: Installa-
tion of a new cathodic pro-
tection system and bridge
repairs are underway.
Crews are working on
surface prep of the con-
crete, which will be fol-
lowed by bridge repair
work and the protective
coating installation.
Night work began Mon-
day and is expected to
continue through tonight,
Aug. 21, for crack injecting
work at Cape Creek from 6
p.m. to 3 a.m.
People can expect single
lane closures.
• Cape Perpetua Half
Viaduct, south of Yachats:
A new cathodic protection
system is being installed,
including installing a wind
turbine generator under
the bridge to power the
system.
Crews are fabricating
the walkway platform un-
derneath the bridge.
• Neahkahnie Mountain
Chasm, north of Manzani-
ta: A rockfall fence to pre-
vent rocks and debris from
falling onto the highway
was installed and bridge
repair work was completed
in May.
All three bridges are to
be completed by the end of
December 2020.
East of Florence on
Highway 126 is the new
Walker
Creek-Chicka-
hominy Creek Passing
Lane. Construction re-
sumed Monday to install a
large box culvert.
Expect daytime flagger
with short delays.
24-hour flagging be-
gins Monday, Aug. 26, for
about a week.
A westbound passing
lane is being installed from
milepost 32.36 to milepost
31.56, just west of Walton.
The road is being wid-
ened on both sides to make
room for the additional
lane.
The project also in-
cludes new pavement,
signs, striping, guardrail
and water quality features.
For more information,
visit www.oregon.govodot
/projects or check Trip-
Check.com for road con-
ditions.
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