City of Portland Alerts

City of Portland Traffic Alert: High St Closed at Spring St

8/26/2022 - 4:07 PM

TRAFFIC ALERT

High Street Closed from Spring Street to Congress St for Emergency Utility Repair Work

Due to an unforeseen incident related to construction work in Congress Square, High Street is closed from Spring Street to Congress Street for emergency utility repair work. The closure is in effect immediately and is expected to last for several days. The City will provide updates as they become available. 

Consolidated Communications has mobilized crews to work 24/7 to fix an incident related to underground fiber connectivity. WCSH and local traffic will have access to their facilities. 

All non-industrial and commercial traffic will be detoured from High Street onto Spring Street southeast (right) and southwest (left). 

It is recommended that industrial and commercial traffic use West Commercial Street to St. John Street and Commercial Street to Franklin Street to avoid the closure.