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CONTENTS

PROJECTS

South Medford Interchange

Bybee Corner

Seven Oaks Interchange

NEWS

Summer 2006 Road Projects

STIP Public Meetings

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Highway 199 Expressway

Citizen teams continue to refine alternatives

ocal efforts to improve safety on U.S. Highway 199 in Grants Pass continue, following a winter of one-on-one meetings with project stakeholders from Grants Pass and Josephine County.

Tasked with developing design alternatives last fall, citizen teams forwarded two eastern designs that included frontage roads as a way to reduce congestion and increase safety.

will be thoroughly examined for community impacts, such as neighborhoods, businesses, and noise. The Draft EA will also examine the natural environment such as any signiﬁcant impacts to rivers, streams, plants and animals. Concept alternatives are available for viewing online at: www.odot.state.or.us/ region3public/hwy199/

The design alternatives are part of the Highway 199 Expressway project from the South “Y” interchange (the intersection of Oregon Highways 99, 199 and 238) and west to Midway Avenue. This section of U.S. 199, currently designated as an Oregon Department of Transportation Safety Corridor, has a higher crash rate than the statewide average for similar highways. Earlier this spring, the citizen teams were back reexamining some previously dismissed concepts and examining new ones. “We heard from the public, as did the team members, and we would all feel comfortable revisiting some of these conceptual designs as well as try to look at new ones,” said Project Manager Debbie Timms. The teams were briefed in May on a new design called ‘Concept C’ which provides an access road from Allen Creek road to the Josephine County Fairgrounds and YMCA. The Citizens Advisory Committee asked the management team to further reﬁne the concept, match it with property already in public ownership, and bring it back to the committee. An Environmental Analysis (EA) will be used to formulate project alternatives and reach a preferred alternative. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2009. The $12 million project includes a $2 million federal earmark. “We’ve heard from the City of Grants Pass, Josephine County and businesses with frontage on the highway,” said Timms. “If the frontage road concepts continue into the EA, we have said it wouldn’t be constructed until after a future study on the South ‘Y’ is complete.” The teams broke the highway into two different sections: an urban section—from Tussey Road west to Willow—and a rural section—from Willow west to Midway. Once the teams forward the build and no-build alternatives, the conceptual designs

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South South Medford Medford Interchange Interchange

Stakeholders celebrate start of $70 million project

lmost 45 years ago, former Oregon Transportation Commission Chairman Glenn Jackson of Medford dedicated Interstate 5 at the Barnett Road interchange. So it was ﬁtting that another OTC Chair from Medford, Stuart Foster, led a group of local, city and state ofﬁcials during the May 23 dedication of the largest state highway project to begin construction in the Rogue Valley — the $70 million South Medford Interchange Project — since I-5 was built.

Foster, Medford Mayor Gary Wheeler, the chairs of the Rogue Valley Area Commission on Transportation and the Transportation Advocacy Committee were among a group of more than 40 local stakeholders at the groundbreaking ceremony. After seven years of development, the $70 million project moves into the construction phase. Not surprisingly, the population growth in the Medford area was unforeseen when the interchange was built in 1963. “Medford had about 30,000 people then and it was a rural community. Now, it’s an urban community and it’s time to build an urban interchange,” said OTC Chairman Stuart Foster. “This interchange will allow trafﬁc to move better in south Medford, and allow Medford to grow as a community and as a regional commercial center.” Wildish Standard Paving of Eugene is the prime contractor for the project, which may take three to four years to construct. A joint venture with the City of Medford, the project is designed to improve safety and congestion. The centerpiece of the project is construction of a new interchange 1,900 feet south of the existing Barnett Road exit (exit 27). The new interchange design is called a single point urban interchange (SPUI), which handles large volumes of trafﬁc. A video is available on the project Web site, www.smedfordinterchange.org, which shows how the SPUI operates. The City of Medford is contributing $15 million toward the project. “This is quite simply the largest project many of us have ever worked on,” said ODOT Area Manager Art Anderson.

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Construction map helps summer travelers

ant to know where and when you may encounter orange cones and work zones as you travel around the state this summer? The special pullout is the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Summer 2006 Road Projects map so motorists can plan ahead and be prepared. More road projects also means you’re more likely to encounter a work zone. The construction map is a helpful guide for general information about construction activity. For current road conditions, including construction activity, motorists can log on to www.TripCheck.com or call 511. The Summer 2006 Road Projects map is available at several locations around the state, including ofﬁces of Driver and Motor Vehicle Services, truck stops, welcome centers and ODOT ofﬁces.

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2006 Construction Projects

INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS 1. Interstate 5 (Pacific Highway). Replace northbound and southbound bridges over Wilsonville-Hubbard Road, MP 282.5. Minor delays. Completion: 2007. OTIA 2. Interstate 5 (Pacific Highway). North Santiam to Kuebler. Reconstruct 2.3 miles of existing highway pavement, widen roadway by adding travel lanes and replacing or repairing seven bridges, MP 251.2 to MP 254.6. Narrow lanes in construction zone, minor delays. Completion: 1/2008. OTIA 3. Interstate 5 (Pacific Highway) and Belt Line Road. Construction of new flyover bridge from I-5 NB to Belt Line WB, replace both I-5 bridges over Game Farm Road, construct pedestrian bridge across I-5 south of Belt Line, MP 194.5 to MP 197.0. Minor delays. Completion: 12/2008. OTIA 4. Interstate 5 (Pacific Highway) and Oregon 222 (Springfield-Creswell Highway). Replace OR 222 overcrossing of I-5 and the crossing of Hill Creek Bridge on I-5, MP 182.6. Periodic detours, minor delays. Completion: 9/2007. OTIA 5. Interstate 5 (Pacific Highway). Replace bridges over Gettings Creek, MP 179 to MP 181. Occasional lane closures, minor delays. Completion: 01/2006. OTIA 6. Interstate 5, Sutherlin to Roseburg. Paving and bridge replacement, repair, MP 125.0 to MP 139.0. Intermittent delays and lane restrictions with traffic shifts. Competion: 1/2007. 7. Interstate 5. Shady Bridge replacement south of Roseburg, MP 120. Intermittent lane restrictions and delays. Completion: 1/2008. OTIA 8. Interstate 5 at Roberts Creek, MP 117.7. Intermittent lane restrictions on Roberts Creek Road and I-5. Competion: 6/2007. OTIA 9. Interstate 5. Interchange construction at Exit 99 in Canyonville. One-lane traffic northbound and southbound beginning in July. Completion: Spring 2008. OTIA 10. Interstate 5. Bridge replacement north of Exit 86 (Quines Creek Interchange). Traffic reduced to one lane in each direction with lane shifts. Interstate ramps will remain open, with occasional short-term closures. Completion: 9/2006. 11. Interstate 5. Bridge construction at Seven Oaks Interchange, Exit 35. Intermittent lane restrictions and delays. Completion: 10/2008. 12. Interstate 5. South Medford Interchange, Exit 27. Construction of new interchange and interstate bridge work. Some delays. Completion: 2010.

13. Interstate 84 (Old Oregon Trail Highway). Repair two bridges over the Irrigon Junction (U.S. 730) interchange at Exit 168. Lane closures. Completion: 12/ 2007. OTIA 14. Interstate 84 (Old Oregon Trail Highway). Repair two bridges over the I-82 interchange at Exit 179. Lane closures, traffic pattern changes. Completion: 12/ 2007. OTIA 15. Interstate 84 (Old Oregon Trail Highway). Replace Umatilla River/UPRR Eastbound bridge at MP 188.4 and repair Standfield Interchange (Exit 188) overpass bridges. Lane closures, reduced speeds, traffic pattern changes. Completion: 12/2007. OTIA 16. Interstate 84 (Old Oregon Trail Highway). Replace Hilgard/OR 244 interchange overpass bridge at Exit 252, seven miles west of La Grande. Lane closures, reduced speeds. Completion: 12/2007. OTIA 17. Interstate 84 (Old Oregon Trail Highway). Replace eastbound North Powder Railroad overpass bridge at MP 286.2. Lane closures, traffic pattern changes, reduced speeds, detour for eastbound traffic entering at Exit 285. Completion: 12/2007. OTIA 18. Interstate 84 (Old Oregon Trail Highway). Replace Pleasant Valley Interchange bridges at MP 317. Lane closures, traffic pattern changes. Completion: 11/ 2006 for EB bridges, 11/2007 for entire project. 19. Interstate 84 (Old Oregon Trail Highway). Replace North Ontario Interchange at Exit 371. Lane closures, traffic pattern changes. Completion: 11/2008. OTIA 20. Interstate 205 (East Portland Freeway). Paving I-205 from the I-5 interchange to the Abernethy Bridge, MP 0.0 to MP 8.8. Auxiliary lanes will be added to I-205 between the I-5 interchange (MP 0.0) and Stafford Road (MP 3.2). Some overnight lane closures. Up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 12/2007. U.S. HIGHWAYS 21. U.S. 20 (Santiam Highway). Resurface all lanes of highway, MP 15.64 to MP 22.77. Minor delays. Completion 10/2006. 22. U.S. 20/OR 126 (Santiam Highway and Belknap Springs Highway). Santiam Junction Section and Lane County Line Section (and Clear Lake). Grading, paving, signing, drainage, guard rail and bridge rail replacement, MP 12.9 to MP 0, MP 71.4 to MP 74.5. Flaggers with one lane of traffic and pilot cars, up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 10/2006.

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23. U.S. 20 (Santiam Highway). Bridge replacement at Lake Creek. MP 86.9 to MP 87.1. Flaggers with one lane of traffic, minor delays. Competion: 9/2006. 24. U.S. 26 (Sunset Highway). Lindsley Creek-Lower Nehalem Road. Grading, paving, drainage, signing and striping; realign Lower Nehalem Road intersection, MP 5 to MP 9.8 and MP 19.5 to MP 20.3. Flaggers, pilot cars, up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 10/2006. 25. U.S. 26 (Sunset Highway). Paving 4.5 miles between the Jewell Junction and Military Road, MP 21.8 to MP 26.4. Flaggers, up to 15 minute delays. Completion: 11/2006. 26. U.S. 26 (Sunset Highway). Construct left turn lane and replace culverts between Hayward Road and Chrysler Road, MP 47.5 to MP 48.5. Flaggers will direct traffic as necessary. Up to 15 minute delays. Completion: 10/2006. 27. U.S. 26 (Warm Springs Highway). Paving and improvements in the Warm Springs Reservation, MP 85 to MP 99. Minimal daytime delays, flaggers at night. Completion: 10/2006. 28. U.S. 26 (John Day Highway). Replace three culverts with bridges between Austin and Prairie City, MP 188.6 to MP 189.4. Flaggers, temporary traffic signals with one-way traffic at work sites, up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 11/2007. 29. U.S. 26 (John Day Highway). Chip seal between Grant and Malheur county lines, MP 199.6 to MP 222.9. Flaggers, pilot cars, loose gravel, up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 10/2006. 30. U.S. 30 (Lower Columbia Highway). Placing durable striping, MP 87.8 to MP 94.6. Flaggers, pilot cars and up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 10/2006. 31. U.S. 30 (La Grande-Baker Highway). Pavement overlay from west La Grande city limits to I-84 and from east city limits to Union Interchange (I-84 Exit 265). Flaggers, pilot cars, up to 20 minute delays. Completion:10/2006 32. U.S. 30 (La Grande-Baker Highway). Overlay and chip seal from North Powder to Baker City, MP 33.2 to MP 49.7. Flaggers, pilot cars, loose gravel, up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 8/2006. 33. U.S. 95 (ION Highway). Replace guardrail and shoulder work on Rome Hill, 30 miles west of Jordan Valley, MP 52.3. 24-hour flaggers for two weeks, pilot cars, up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 8/2006. 34. U.S. 97 (The Dalles-California Highway), Construction of interchange on U.S. 97 at South Century Drive east of Sunriver, MP 152 to MP 154. Minimal delays. Completion: 5/2008. 35. U.S. 97 (The Dalles-California Highway). Bridge replacements, paving, and rockfall protection north of Klamath Falls, MP 245.8 to MP 267.1. Traffic controlled by flaggers and pilot cars. Completion: 9/2006. OTIA 36. U.S. 101 (Oregon Coast Highway). Preservation and overlay, including grading, paving, signing and striping from Manzanita to Wheeler, MP 43.8 to MP 48.4. Flaggers, pilot cars, up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 10/2006. 37. U.S. 101 (Oregon Coast Highway): Otis Junction to Boiler Bay. Pavement preservation, MP 105.6 to MP 126.4. Up to 20 minute delays evenings. Completion 6/2006. 38. U.S. 101 (Oregon Coast Highway). Retaining wall construction in Lincoln City, MP 115.8 to MP 116.7. Up to 20 minute delays. Completion 9/2006. OTIA 39. U.S. 101 (Oregon Coast Highway). Construction of two traffic signals, curbs and sidewalk, MP 139.3 to MP 139.8. Minor delays. Completion: 10/2006. 40. U.S. 101 (Oregon Coast Highway). Painting Yaquina Bay Bridge, MP 141.5. Delays of 20 minutes or less between 6:30 p.m. and 7 a.m., otherwise no delays. Completion 10/2006. 41. U.S. 101 (Oregon Coast Highway). Resurface NB and SB lanes of 101 through Waldport (including Alsea Bay Bridge) and replace curbs and sidewalks. MP 155.8 to MP 156.2. Minor delays. Completion 6/2007. 42. U.S. 101 (Oregon Coast Highway). Resurface NB and SB lanes of Highway 101, MP 156.6 to MP 167.4. Between July 6 and Sept. 2, 2006, one lane of highway may be closed for up to 21 consecutive days with flaggers. Otherwise the construction work will occur mainly at night, with up to 20 minute delays. Completion 10/2006.

A publication of the Product Innovation Division of the Mail Tribune 43. U.S. 101 (Oregon Coast Highway). Replacement of Rock Creek Bridge, MP 174.3. Up to 20 minute delays. Completion 9/2007. 44. U.S. 101 (Coast Highway). Work on Bullard’s Bridge north of Bandon, MP 259.9. Highway closed from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. weekdays, morning and afternoon lane restrictions, all lanes open mid-day. Completion: 11/2006. 45. U.S. 101 (Coast Highway). Adding center lane, sidewalks and bike lanes from 13th to Seabird in Bandon, MP 274.6 to 275.7. Intermittent lane restrictions. Completion: 10/2007. 46. U.S. 101 (Coast Highway) Slide repair projects at various locations from Port Orford to north of Brookings, MP 304 to MP 350. Intermittent lane restrictions and delays with traffic controlled by flaggers. Completion: 10/2006. 47. U.S. 101 (Coast Highway). Resurfacing from Lone Ranch Beach to Chetco River in Brookings. Intermittent lane restrictions. Completion: 7/2006. 48. U.S. 199 (Redwood Highway). Paving Rogue River Bridge, 6th and 7th streets. Intermittent lane closures. Completion: 10/2006. 49. U.S. 199 (Redwood Highway). Grading and paving Grants Pass Parkway from I-5 to “South Y,” MP 0.7 to MP 2.7. Intermittent lane closures at night. Completion: 6/2006. 50. U.S. 395 (Pendleton-John Day Highway). Retrofit culverts under the highway between Long Creek and Mt. Vernon, MP 100 to MP 110. Flaggers, up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 9/2006. 51. U.S 395 (Freemont Highway). Paving and guardrail work north of Lakeview, MP 128.6 to MP 142.6. Flaggers and pilot car during paving work. Up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 8/2006. 52. U.S. 730 (Columbia River Highway). Shoulder, guardrail, retaining wall and permanent signing at the junction of Oregon 37 to the state line, MP 192 to MP 203. Temporary traffic signal with one-way traffic from MP 197 to MP 198. Flaggers, minor delays along the rest of the project limits. Completion: 7/2006. OREGON HIGHWAYS 53. Oregon 6 (Wilson River Highway). Bridge replacement and drainage improvement at Fall Creek, MP 13.6 to MP 13.8. Temporary signal, one lane traffic, minor delays. Completion: 11/2006. 54. Oregon 6 (Wilson River Highway). Pave, stripe, install guardrail and culverts, MP 27.8 to MP 38.9. Flaggers will direct traffic. Up to 15 minute delays. Completion: 8/2006. 55. Oregon 6 (Wilson River Highway). Replace culvert with fish-friendly bridge on OR 6 at MP 40.9, paving, striping and work under the bridge. Flaggers will control traffic. Up to 15 minute delays. Completion: 10/2006. 56. Oregon 7 (Baker–Copperfield Highway). Cedar Street signal, pavement grind and inlay along Campbell Street from I-84 Exit 304 to Main Street, MP 2 to MP 0. Flaggers, pilot cars, up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 11/2006. 57. Oregon 19 (John Day Highway). Pavement chip seal from MP 74 to U.S. 26 junction at MP 124. Flaggers, pilot cars, loose gravel on road, up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 9/2006. 58. Oregon 22 (North Santiam Highway). Fir Grove Lane to Gun Creek. Preservation overlay including grading, paving, signing, striping and guard rail replacement, MP 16.8 to MP 39.6. Flaggers, one lane traffic, minor delays. Completion: 10/2006. 59. Oregon 31 (Fremont Highway). Silver Creek Bridge replacement in Silver Lake, MP 46.6 to 47. Traffic reduced to one lane with signal, expect minor delays. Completion: 12/2006. 60. Oregon 34. Replace deck of Maltby Creek Bridge. MP 35.61. Minor delays. Completion 10/2006. 61. Oregon 36. Paving between MP 0 to MP 17 and MP 26 to MP 42. Up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 8/2006.

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82. Oregon 140 (Lake of the Woods Highway). Road improvements at Doak Mountain, west of Klamath Falls, MP 50.8 to MP 57.1 Traffic controlled by flaggers and pilot car. Up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 9/2006. 83. Oregon 140 (Warner Highway). Highway realignment and culvert construction east of Lakeview, MP 17.4 to MP 18.5. Minor delays. Completion: 8/2006. 84. Oregon 202. Replace Lyons Creek Bridge at MP 45.6 and the Ford Creek Bridge at MP 45.4. Traffic reduced to one lane 24 hours a day for the duration of the project. A single work zone will be created to control traffic traveling through both projects. Up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 8/2006 85. Oregon 203 (La Grande-Baker Highway). Resurfacing from La Grande to Union, MP 2.8 to MP 15.8. Flaggers, pilot cars, up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 11/ 2006. 86. Oregon 203 (Medical Springs Highway). Chip seal from Catherine Creek State Park to I-84, MP 10 to MP 39. Flaggers, pilot cars, loose gravel, up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 9/2006. 87. Oregon 204 (Weston-Elgin Highway). Reconstruction between MP 10 and MP 20. Flaggers, pilot cars, up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 11/2006. 88. Oregon 204 (Weston-Elgin Highway). Reconstruction, sidewalk, curb in downtown Elgin, MP 40 to MP 41. Flaggers, up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 10/ 2006. 89. Oregon 207 (Hermiston Highway). Resurfacing from Diagonal Road at MP 5.6 along Elm Avenue and NE 11th Street in Hermiston (OR 207), continuing to I-84 at MP 12.7. Includes reconfiguration of six-legged intersection at Elm Avenue and Diagonal Road/Tower Road at MP 5.6. Flaggers, pilot cars, up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 11/2006. 90. Oregon 207 (Heppner-Spray Highway). Chip seal from MP 35 to MP 41, at the junction with Oregon 19. Flaggers, pilot cars, loose gravel, up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 9/2006. 91. Oregon 221 (Salem-Dayton Highway). Paving, drainage, guard rail replacement, mailbox turnouts and signing, MP 0 to MP 17.4. Flaggers with one lane traffic, minor delays. Completion 10/2006. 92. Oregon 237 (La Grande-Baker Highway). Chip seal from North Powder to Telocaset, MP 31.4 to MP 22.7. Flaggers, pilot cars, loose gravel, up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 9/2006. 93. Oregon 238 (Jacksonville Highway). Realign Bybee Corner at MP 35. Equipment on highway, minor delays. Completion: 9/2006. 94. Oregon 244 (Hilgard-Ukiah Highway). Replace Hilgard/ OR 244 interchange overpass bridge (Exit 252), seven miles west of La Grande. Lane closures, up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 12/2007. OTIA 95. Oregon 245 (Dooley Mountain Highway). Patching from MP 21 to MP 26. Flaggers, pilot cars, up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 9/2006. OTHER ROADS 96. Historic Columbia River Highway (HCRH). Replace drainage system and pave HCRH between MP 11.9 and MP 21.5. Single lane closures with flaggers. Up to 20 minute delays. 30-day full highway closure planned for Sheppard’s Dell (MP 13.14) late September/early October. Completion: 11/2006. 97. Chemawa Road Bridge. Bridge replacement over Clagett Creek directly west of Verda Lane in Keizer. Chemawa Road closed at bridge. Completion: 10/2006. 98. Route 334 (Athena-Holdman Highway). Chip seal from Athena to junction of Highway 335, MP 17.4 to MP 8.4. Flaggers, pilot cars, loose gravel, up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 10/2006. 99. Route 402 (Kimberly-Long Creek Highway). Chip seal from Kimberly to Monument, MP 0 to MP 13.7. Flaggers, pilot cars, loose gravel, up to 20 minute delays. Completion: 10/2006.

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Public invited to attend STIP meetings in Medford

f you ever wondered how major state transportation programs receive their initial funding, now is your opportunity to learn about the process and share your opinion.

The public is welcome to attend two upcoming meetings to review the Oregon Department of Transportation’s short-term capital improvement program, known as the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The program provides project funding and scheduling information for the department and the state’s metropolitan planning organizations. The public is welcome to attend either of two STIP events in Medford on Friday, June 16. The Medford Rotary will host a noon presentation at the Rogue Valley Country Club, 2660 Hillcrest Road. ODOT will host an open house at the Jackson County Library, 205 South Central, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. “We place a high value on public input to help us prioritize transportation projects,” STIP Coordinator Mike Baker said. “The Rogue Valley has been very active. The level of public interest and involvement in state transportation projects is signiﬁcant.” While the STIP is a four-year funding program, federal regulations require the program to be updated every two years. The program is developed through the coordinated efforts of ODOT, federal and local governments, Area Commissions on Transportation, tribal governments and the public. The Rogue Valley Area Commission on Transportation recommended ﬁve modernization projects for funding in the 2008-2011 STIP for Jackson and Josephine counties. The projects are: • Oregon 62 at Coker Butte Realignment, (Medford), $5.9 million; moves Coker Butte Road and realigns Crater Lake Avenue;

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• US 199 Expressway Upgrade Unit 2 (Grants Pass), $4.5 million: improves highway from Allen Creek east to Tussey; • Grants Pass ‘South Y’ Environmental Assessment, $600,000: studies solutions to operational and safety problems; • Interstate 5: Exit 14 bridge widening (Ashland), $1.5 million: provides signals, sidewalks and roadway lighting to overpass replacement; • Interstate 5: Exit 19 bridge widening (Ashland), $1.5 million: provides signals, sidewalks and roadway lighting to overpass replacement. Each modernization project would receive matching funds from local jurisdictions or from the Oregon Transportation Investment Act. The public review period for the 2008-2011 draft STIP, which contains over $2 billion in projects and programs statewide, will be ﬁnished at the end of June. The 2008-2011 draft STIP is available online at the ODOT Web site for public review at http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/STIP/. The STIP is available in both a searchable format and a downloadable format online.

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“The contractor was able to snip the old bridge out and get the new one operational on schedule, just before the start of the summer tourist season,” said Project Information Specialist Gary Leaming. “We appreciate people’s patience on this and, thankfully, we have some good alternate routes.”

The contractor will continue working on the roadway alignment that makes the movement to and from Hanley Road (Highway 238) the through movement between Medford to Jacksonville. Motorists coming from downtown Medford on West Main Street will not have to stop enroute to Jacksonville. During the first phase of the project last year, adjacent Jackson Creek was realigned away from Highway 238. “In its former state, Jackson Creek next to the highway looked like a ditch,” said Region Environmental Coordinator Jerry Vogt. “However, it is a fish-bearing stream we would like to enhance.” About 1,700 feet of streambed was moved 30-40 feet north of its current course. Boulders and root wads were anchored in place in the fall, and winter rains flooded the new streambed. Surprisingly, the floods washed in gravel and other fine aggregates that provide good fish habitat. According to Vogt, ODOT worked with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to develop and improve the creek habitat. When completed this fall, Oregon Highway 238 will feature a gentle curve and no stop sign where the interchange exists today. The route from West Main Street will include a stop at the new, realigned intersection. “Drivers on Highway 238 will see the benefits of this project immediately,” said Leaming. “The road will be safer and much easier to travel.”

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SEVEN OAKS INTERCHANGE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, SAFETY UPGRADES UNDERWAY Work started earlier this spring along Interstate 5 exit 25, the Seven Oaks interchange. Trafﬁc volumes are growing at the Seven Oaks interchange. While the interchange remains fairly rural in nature, it is attracting more trafﬁc, especially trucks hauling freight and aggregate.

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According to Oregon Department of Transportation Project Leader Tim Fletcher, the bridge is being replaced because it is structurally deﬁcient due to cracking.

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“ODOT is taking this opportunity to widen the bridge to accommodate three lanes on I-5 as well as improve the structure’s alignment for safety,” said Fletcher.

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In addition to building a new bridge, the $24 million project modifies the southbound off-ramp. The configuration allows traffic to go beneath the overpass and loop back toward Rogue Valley Highway (Oregon Highway 99), where the connection will be signalized. Motorists bound for White City and | Oregon Highway 140 would then turn right.

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“This new conﬁguration will allow a safer turning movement for motorists, but it will also provide more vehicle storage, especially for trucks,” said Fletcher. “Currently, vehicles are impeded by trucks headed toward White City.”

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According to Fletcher, an interchange management plan currently under development will evaluate the interchange operations and identify both interim and long-range actions to protect its function and the public’s investment. Two existing I-5 bridges over the Central Oregon and Paciﬁc Railroad will also be replaced as part of the project. The construction phase for these bridges begins by building a new southbound structure between the existing bridges. Once the new structure is complete, northbound I-5 trafﬁc will be moved onto it while replacement of the existing northbound bridge starts.

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“These bridges are being constructed to last 50-75 years, so there may come a time when we may need more lanes,” Fletcher added.

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Safety is another concern on the corridor. Crash rates from Poplar Drive to Delta Waters Road and from Corey Road to Antelope Road exceed the statewide rate, primarily because of the volume of trafﬁc and roadways and driveways located between those points. To date, the teams have worked through many concepts with four under review. The concepts can be reviewed at the project web site at www.oregon.gov/odot/ hwy/region3.

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ODOT NEWS BRIEFS ODOT TALK SHOW HIGHLIGHTS SUMMER CONSTRUCTION The Oregon Department of Transportation’s live talk show, Moving Ahead with ODOT, will provide a look what’s on the summer construction schedule around the Rogue Valley. The program airs live on Wednesday, June 14 at 6 p.m. on Rogue Valley Community Television government channels 30 (Jackson County) and 14 (Josephine County). The program features a call-in segment that offers viewers the opportunity to discuss transportation issues. Viewers can participate by dialing the program call-in number: 541-552-6079. Rebroadcast dates and times are available at www.roguetv.org.

SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LIMIT LAW WILL CHANGE WITH SIGNS, SEASONS It’s late spring, the season Oregon children are finishing another year of school and heading into summer vacation, but drivers still need to follow speed limits in school zones. House Bill 2840 from the 2005 Legislature will change the law in some school zones, as of July 1 this year. During the summer, signs will be replaced in zones affected by the law change in time for the next school year beginning in the fall. “Both before and after any signs are changed, drivers need only remember to follow the 20 mph speed limit when and where the signs say,” said Sue Riehl, Youth Program Manager for the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Safety Division. Oregon law will continue to require drivers to slow to 20 mph in school zones where flashing lights indicate children may be arriving at or leaving school. What will change over the summer is that if a school zone has no flashing lights, the 20 mph speed limit will apply from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on days when school is in session.

OREGON TRUCK CRASH STATISTICS FOR 2005 Truck crashes in Oregon that involved a fatality, injury, or disabling damage to any vehicle: .................................................................. 1,305 Difference in total truck crashes in 2005 compared with 2004: ......................... up 12.21% Of the total crashes, number considered to be truck-at-fault: ....................................... 681 Of the truck-at-fault crashes, number considered to be the truck drivers´ fault: .......... 652 Difference in total truck-at-fault crashes in 2005 compared with 2004: .............. up 8.65% Percent of truck-at-fault crashes caused by speed: .................................................... 30.98% Most truck crashes in one day: ........................................................................................... 14 Most crashes by one company:............................................................................................ 28 Average length of time between truck crashes: ..................................................... 6.7 hours Median age of truck drivers involved in crashes: .............................................................. 45 Age of oldest driver involved in a crash: ........................................................................... 78 Number of people killed in truck crashes: .......................................................................... 66 Number of truck drivers among those killed: ...................................................................... 8 Number of people injured: ................................................................................................ 574 County with the most truck crashes: ......................................................... Multnomah (181) County with the most truck fatalities: ............................................................... Klamath (10) Percent of crashes that involved Oregon-based carriers: .......................................... 56.32% Percent of crashes that involved trucks carrying hazardous materials:. ..................... 3.52% Total property damage resulting from truck crashes in 2005: ....................... $150,397,310

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Moving Ahead with ODOT gives everyone the latest information available on the roads and current projects that affect our lives! Pick up your copy at one of these locations: Ashland A Midsummer's Dream Ashland DMV Ashland Motel Cedarwood Inn Flagship Inn Knights' Inn La Quinta Inn Les Schwab Tire Palm Motel Plaza Inn Port of Entry Stratford Inn Timbers Motel Windmill Inn

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