Cooley Road on Bend’s northern edge will be closed for 10 days beginning Thursday, state transportation officials announced Monday.

The closure is a part of the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Bend North Corridor project, which is creating an entirely new section of U.S. Highway 97 that will bypass the existing highway in the northern part of Bend. 

Cooley Road will be completely closed from the highway to Hunters Circle. A detour will be in place along 18th Street to Empire Avenue. 

“This full closure will allow crews to safely install concrete beams for the new U.S. 97 overcrossing as well as reconstruct Cooley Road,” the announcement said. 

Crews will be working day and night, and all work is weather dependent and subject to change. The entire north corridor project is expected to be complete by the end of 2024.