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Several downtown Portland streets will close June 21-24 to allow removal of the tower crane that has been used by general contractor Hoffman Construction during construction of the new Multnomah County Central Courthouse at Southwest First Avenue and Madison Street.

The work will also impact all forms of eastbound transportation connected to the Hawthorne Bridge, including motor vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians, according to the county.

A traffic plan will be in place from 4:30 a.m. Friday, June 21 until 11 a.m. Monday, June 24. It will include the closure of Southwest Madison Street from Southwest Second Avenue to the Hawthorne Bridge. Further, eastbound access to the Hawthorne Bridge for motor vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians will be maintained from northbound lanes of Naito Parkway.

From downtown, drivers may use Southwest Columbia Street eastbound, turn left at Southwest Naito Parkway and use the northbound ramp to access the bridge. This also will be the eastbound detour route for TriMet buses that use the Hawthorne Bridge.

Southwest First Avenue also will be closed from Southwest Main Street to Southwest Jefferson Street.

Westbound access to the Hawthorne Bridge will not be impacted.