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NW Biggs St., between NW 58th St. and NW 59th St., is tentatively scheduled to be closed to all vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic Monday, Feb. 24 through Thursday, Feb. 27, to continue road work related to the Samaritan Treatment and Recovery Services (STARS) adult residential and outpatient center scheduled to open in summer, 2025. Road work in this area is scheduled to continue into May, with traffic at times being reduced to one lane.
Much of the road work will be dependent on weather conditions. The City of Newport will provide updates if there are changes to the road closure schedule. In 2022, Newport’s City Council pledged funding from the National Opioid Settlement under the Oregon Statewide Allocation Agreement to be used toward construction of the facility, which includes renovation of NW Biggs St. and the installation of a water main on NW Biggs St. between NW 58th St. and NW 60th St., running along the west edge of Agate Beach Neighborhood and Dog Park. The water main was installed in December, 2024.
When complete, the road work will help facilitate access to the neighboring park for community members and provide an alternate north and south pathway in the Agate Beach neighborhood. Posted detour route and signage will direct traffic around the work zone. The city encourages the public to use alternate routes whenever possible and to use caution when transiting into and around work zones.
