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"YPASS TRAFFIC WOULD MERGE WITH THE EXISTING (IGHWAY TRAFFIC
4HE EXISTING ALIGNMENT ON (IGHWAY WOULD REMAIN AS IS WITH FULL ACCESS TO BUSINESSES
$UE TO HIGH VOLUMES OF TRAFFIC THERE WOULD BE NO ACCESS ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN $ELTA 7ATERS AND "IDDLE 2OAD "USINESS ACCESS WOULD BE PROVIDED BY BACKAGE ROAD
.EW ) SOUTHBOUND OFF AND NORTHBOUND ON RAMPS WOULD ACCOMMODATE DRIVERS TRAVELING EITHER THE BYPASS OR THE EXISTING (IGHWAY
4HE 0OPLAR "ULLOCK INTERSECTION ON (IGHWAY CHANGES INTO AN UNDERPASS OR OVERPASS
-OTORISTS WOULD TRAVEL ON A SEPARATE ROAD FROM ) TO 7HITE #ITY
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ITH THE FOOTPRINT SET WORK IS BEGINNING ON TWO "YPASS !LTERNATIVES FOR THE (IGHWAY #ORRIDOR PROJECT WHICH HAS BEEN IN THE MAKING FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS BY A CITIZEN AND TECHNICAL TEAM 4HESE WILL NOW BE STUDIED IN THE $RAFT %NVIRONMENTAL )MPACT 3TATEMENT %)3
4HE FEDERALLY REQUIRED $%)3 IS SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE LATER THIS FALL h7E RE CONTINUING OUR OUTREACH TO BUSINESSES AND PROPERTY OWNERS v SAID /$/4 %NVIRONMENTAL 0ROJECT -ANAGER *ERRY -ARMON h!S A RESULT OF THOSE MEETINGS WE HAVE CHANGED THE PROPOSED FOOTPRINT TO REDUCE PROJECT IMPACTS v #HANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE AREA OF THE PROPOSED 6ILAS INTERCHANGE .OW THE TEAMS ARE CONSIDERING A 3INGLE 0OINT 5RBAN )NTERCHANGE 305) SIMILAR TO WHAT IS CURRENTLY BEING CONSTRUCTED AT SOUTH -EDFORD )NTERCHANGE
4HE CORRIDOR ALTERNATIVES WOULD ALLOW THROUGH TRAFl C TO TRAVEL ON AN ACCESS CON TROLLED HIGHWAY AND LEAVE (IGHWAY AS IT CURRENTLY IS WITH FULL ACCESS TO STREETS AND DRIVEWAYS
s 4HE 3PLIT $IAMOND OPTION WHICH WOULD MODIFY THE EXISTING RAMPS NORTH OF )NTER STATE EXIT TO ACCOMMODATE "YPASS TRAFl C -OTORISTS WOULD TRAVEL ON A SEPARATE ROAD FROM ) TO 7HITE #ITY 4HE EXISTING ALIGNMENT ON /REGON (IGHWAY WOULD REMAIN AS IS WITH FULL ACCESS TO BUSINESSES s 4HE "YPASS !LTERNATIVE WHERE THE "YPASS WOULD MERGE WITH THE EXISTING (IGHWAY FROM ) TO NEAR THE CURRENT "UTLER 4RUCK #ENTER AND ,AVA ,ANES $UE TO HIGH VOLUMES OF TRAFl C THERE WOULD BE NO ACCESS TO DRIVEWAYS FROM THAT POINT WEST TO ) 4HE 0OPLAR "ULLOCK INTERSECTION ON (IGHWAY WOULD CHANGE INTO EITHER AN UNDERPASS OR OVERPASS 4HE (IGHWAY CORRIDOR FROM -EDFORD TO 7HITE #ITY EXPERIENCES SOME OF THE HEAVIEST TRAFl C AND CONGESTION IN SOUTHERN /REGON 4HE VOLUME OF TRAFl C IN THE CORRIDOR IS SIMILAR TO THAT FOUND ON )NTERSTATE NORTH OF -EDFORD )T S EXPECTED TO DOUBLE IN YEARS 4HE CONCEPTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE PROJECT WEB SITE WWW OREGON GOV ODOT HWY REGION
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4HE TWO OPTIONS AT THE SOUTH END TO THE "YPASS ARE