ODOT Plans I-5 Winchester Bridge Repairs Near Roseburg

WINCHESTER, Ore. — A major bridge repair project on Interstate 5 in the Winchester area is expected to begin this spring, with work focused on the northbound and southbound bridges over the North Umpqua River just north of Roseburg, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation.

ODOT says the project will repair both I-5 Winchester bridges, resurface the travel lanes, reconstruct bridge joints, upgrade bridge rails and add protective screening. The bridges are located near milepost 128.92, just south of the Del Rio Road interchange at Exit 129, an area that serves Umpqua Community College and nearby businesses.

The agency says the work is needed because both bridges have extensive damage, including chloride contamination in the decks and travel lanes, along with patches, exposed reinforcing steel, delamination and cracking. As part of the fix, ODOT plans to add a structural overlay, rebuild expansion joints, retrofit the bridge rails to current standards and install protective screening on the interior railings of each structure.

Construction is expected to affect traffic in phases rather than all at once. ODOT says only one bridge will be impacted at a time, with work lasting about two months on the first bridge before shifting to the second. During construction, concrete barrier will separate the two travel lanes on the active bridge around the clock, while both lanes will remain open during the day. At night, however, traffic on the affected bridge will be reduced to a single lane from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m.

Drivers hauling wide loads should also expect restrictions. ODOT says northbound traffic will be limited to 14 feet during the day and 9 feet, 8 inches at night for about six weeks. Southbound traffic will later be restricted to 14 feet, 10 inches during the day and 10 feet at night for another six weeks. A nightly detour for wider loads will be available between Exits 129 and 125 using Del Rio Road and Garden Valley Road and Boulevard.

The southbound on-ramp at Exit 129 will also face nighttime closures for about three weeks, according to ODOT. The ramp will then remain restricted for trucks wider than 14 feet during the day and closed to trucks wider than 10 feet at night for another three weeks.

The project was bid on Jan. 15, 2026, and ODOT lists Carter & Company, Inc. of Salem as the contractor with a successful bid of about $5.18 million. ODOT estimates the total project cost through construction at about $15.7 million. All work is scheduled to be completed by Sept. 15, 2026.

Project information can be found here: https://www.oregon.gov/odot/projects/pages/project-details.aspx?project=22963