Portland 砾石街道服务开启新季：50英里未铺面街道免费整平至春季
位于俄勒冈州马尔特诺马县的 Portland 市交通局（Portland Bureau of Transportation，PBOT）11月4日发布新闻稿说，该局的「砾石街道服务」（Gravel Street Service）新一季将于11月5日（周四）开工，养护队先从 Linnton、Forest Park 与西北区一带动手，再向南推进到 Marquam Hill、Maplewood，最后在春季抵达 Lewis & Clark College 附近收尾。
Portland 全市共有50英里未铺面的砾石街道，沿路住着5,000多户居民。这类街道日常不由市政府维护、使用中容易破损；服务队的工作是填平车辙与坑洞、重新整平路面，视路况决定是否补铺新砾石，居民不用付费。
这项服务始于2018年，按三年一个周期滚动推进：每年11月开工、做到春季，三年覆盖全市所有砾石街道。经费来自「修好我们的街道」（Fixing Our Streets）计划下每加仑10美分的本地汽油税；该税2024年5月经选民高票续期，计划再获四年经费至2028年。
PBOT 说，服务区域内的居民会提前收到通知信，施工前几天门口会挂上门牌通知并竖起「禁止停车」牌；养护队一般在工作日上午7时至下午4时施工，个别情况下周末也会作业，多数街道一天完工，较长或路况较差的路段需要更久。施工期间部分停车位会受限、可能实施临时交通管制，但居民进出自家住宅不受影响。
（来源：Portland 交通局）
Portland's Gravel Street Service Kicks Off a New Season: 50 Miles of Unpaved Streets Graded Free Through Spring
The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, said in a November 4 news release that its Gravel Street Service returns on Thursday, November 5, with maintenance crews starting in the Linnton, Forest Park and Northwest District neighborhoods before moving southward to Marquam Hill and Maplewood and concluding near Lewis & Clark College by the spring.
The service improves the condition of the 50 miles of unpaved gravel roads in Portland, along which more than 5,000 residences are located. These streets are not maintained by the city and deteriorate with regular use; as part of the service, PBOT crews fill in ruts and potholes and grade the streets for a smoother surface, placing new gravel depending on the condition of the roadway. The service is provided at no cost to residents.
PBOT started the Gravel Street Service in 2018. Crews work on a three-year cycle, working from November through springtime and tackling all sections of the city over three consecutive years. The work is funded by Fixing Our Streets, the program funded by Portland's 10-cent per gallon local gas tax, which voters resoundingly renewed in May 2024 for an additional four years through 2028.
Residents within the service area will receive a letter informing them when crews will start work, with door hangers and No Parking signs put out a few days beforehand. Crews typically work weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and may work weekends in some cases; most streets take about one day. Some parking will be limited and traffic restrictions may be needed during the work, but residents will always have access to their homes.
(Source: Portland Bureau of Transportation)
来源：Portland 交通局
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图片来源：图：Portland 东南 Ash Street 73至74大道之间路段经砾石街道服务整平前（左）与整平后（右）。Portland 交通局（PBOT）官方照片，随该局新闻稿发布。 / Photo: SE Ash Street between 73rd and 74th avenues before (left) and after (right) Gravel Street Service grading. Official photo by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), released with its news release.
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