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"RIDGE 2EPLACEMENTS 3ET .EAR *ACKSON #OUNTY %XPO 4HE /REGON $EPARTMENT OF 4RANSPORTATION IS REPLACING BRIDGES ALONG )NTERSTATE NORTH OF #ENTRAL 0OINT NEAR THE *ACKSON #OUNTY %XPO GROUNDS ,ATER THIS SUMMER CONSTRUCTION CREWS WILL BEGIN BUILDING A NEW 5PTON 2OAD BRIDGE OVER "EAR #REEK 4RAFl C WILL BE ABLE TO USE THE BRIDGE DURING CONSTRUCTION 4HE OTHER 5PTON 2OAD "RIDGE THE ONE SPANNING ) IS SCHEDULED TO BE CLOSED AND DEMOLISHED BEGINNING IN /CTOBER 4HE BRIDGE CLOSURE WILL HASTEN CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW BRIDGE WHICH SHOULD OPEN IN -AY #ENTRAL 0OINT TRAFl C WILL NEED TO USE 0ENNINGER 2OAD AND THE 0INE 3TREET OVER CROSSING AS THE LOCAL DETOUR 4HE NEW 5PTON 2OAD "RIDGE SPANNING ) WILL FEATURE BIKE LANES AND SIDEWALKS 4HE NEW BRIDGE OVER "EAR #REEK WILL FEATURE THE SAME BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES
BUT WILL ALSO INCLUDE A WEST BOUND LEFT TURN REFUGE FOR 0ENNINGER 2OAD
4ECHNICAL 2EPORTS "EGIN FOR &ERN 6ALLEY )NTERCHANGE 4ECHNICAL REPORTS ARE BEING PREPARED FOR THE &ERN 6ALLEY )NTERCHANGE PROJECT AN IMPORTANT STEP IN WRITING THE FEDERALLY REQUIRED %NVIRONMENTAL !SSESSMENT %! ,ATER THIS YEAR THE PROJECT WILL RELEASE THE $RAFT %! EVALUATING TWO ALTERNATIVES ˆ A MIX OF PREVIOUS CONCEPTS AND THOSE SUBMITTED BY THE 0HOENIX !SSOCIATION OF "USI NESS AND 0ROPERTY /WNERS /NCE THE $RAFT %! IS COMPLETE THE /REGON $EPARTMENT OF 4RANSPORTATION WILL HOLD A DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD $URING THIS PERIOD /$/4 WILL HOST AN OPEN HOUSE AND PUBLIC HEARING TO HEAR PUBLIC CONCERNS 4HEN THE PROJECT TEAMS WILL VOTE ON THE ALTERNATIVES #ONSTRUCTION COULD BEGIN AS SOON AS &OR MORE PROJECT INFORMATION GO ONLINE TO WWW OREGON GOV /$/4 (79 2%')/.
3UMMER 7ORK 2AMPS 5P ON 3EVEN /AKS )NTERCHANGE #ONSTRUCTION IS MOVING INTO SUMMER WORK AT THE 3EVEN /AKS "LACKWELL 2OAD INTER CHANGE ALONG )NTERSTATE EXIT NORTH OF #ENTRAL 0OINT 7ITH THE DRIER CONDITIONS THE PRIME CONTRACTOR 2OSS "ROTHERS IS PUSHING AND COM PACTING l LL THAT WILL MAKE UP EITHER SIDE OF THE NEW ) OVER CROSSING
-AJOR 7ORK "EGINS ON (IGHWAY 7ALKER TO ) 0ROJECT ! THREE MILE SECTION OF (IGHWAY SOUTH OF !SHLAND IS GETTING A MAKEOVER THIS SUMMER 0ROJECT CONTRACTOR ,4- )NC BEGAN WORK THIS MONTH AND IS SCHEDULED TO BE l NISHED BY THE END OF !UGUST (IGHWAY BETWEEN 7ALKER !VE AND )NTERSTATE WILL BE REPAVED AS WELL AS RECEIVE NEW SIDEWALKS IN SOME AREAS 4HE MILLION PROJECT IMPROVES THE EXISTING PORTION OF (IGHWAY WITH NEW ASPHALT )N ADDITION TO THE PAVING WORK THE PROJECT IMPROVES BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ON THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN 7ALKER AND )
4HE MILLION PROJECT IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION IN
"EFORE NEW ASPHALT CAN BE APPLIED SECTIONS OF THE EXISTING CONCRETE ROADWAY NEED TO BE REMOVED AND REPAIRED 4HAT MEANS THERE WILL BE SEVERAL DAYS AND NIGHTS PRIOR TO MAIN CONSTRUCTION WHEN (IGHWAY WILL BE REDUCED TO A SINGLE LANE WITH TRAF l C CONTROL PROVIDED BY m AGGERS -OTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO DRIVE WITH CAUTION IN THE WORK ZONE
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/NCE THE MAIN WORK BEGINS THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE LIMITED TO DAYTIME HOURS FROM A M TO P M -ONDAY THROUGH &RIDAY
7ORK IS NEARLY l NISHED ON THE l RST OF TWO BRIDGES THAT SPAN THE NEARBY #ENTRAL /R EGON AND 0ACIl C 2AILROAD RAIL LINE "Y LATE SUMMER NORTHBOUND TRAFl C WILL MOVE ONTO THE NEW STRUCTURE SO WORK CAN BEGIN ON REPLACING THE EXISTING NORTHBOUND BRIDGE