PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – Starting Monday, July 7, drivers can
expect some road closures as construction work begins to
restore the Thompson Elk statue.

Road closures will be on SW Main Street between SW 3rd and
SW 4th Avenues and is expected to last through the winter of
2025, according to the Portland Water Bureau.

Westbound traffic from the Hawthorne Bridge will follow traffic
signs and flaggers around the closure area. Detour routes will
change as work progresses.

The Regional Arts and Culture Council removed the bronze elk
statue from its perch and salvaged the remaining undamaged
stonework in July 2020, after fires set in its base posed a risk
of toppling the structure.

Thompson Fountain and County Court House in 1906.

The fountain with its statue was donated to the city of Portland in
1900 for display in Downtown Portland‘s Plaza Blocks.