OREGON 62 EXPRESSWAY Commuters, shoppers and other travelers on Crater Lake Highway (Oregon 62) from Interstate 5 to Delta Waters Road trek through an active work zone for the $120 million Oregon 62 Expressway project. Last month, prime contractor Knife River Materials of Central Point began construction on the project’s first phase. The two-year multimodal solution, which underwent more than a decade of planning, will increase capacity and improve safety along the Crater Lake Highway corridor, a critical business connection for freight, tourism and commuters. Mobility is Critical Project plans require Knife River and its subcontractors to keep two lanes of Oregon 62 open in each direction from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday and from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday through Sunday. “Keeping traffic moving through the corridor and business accesses open are project priorities,” said ODOT Project Manager Tim Fletcher. From now through mid-September, the project calls for three traffic
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switches during the replacement of the Lone Pine Creek box culvert located in front of Lava Lanes. “The traffic switches are to ensure people can keep moving smoothly in the corridor while the box culvert is constructed,” said Fletcher. A temporary access change to Delta Center behind Starbucks will also occur during the culvert replacement work. Traffic will still be allowed to enter but will need to exit at either Delta Waters Road or Excel Drive. Other construction work that’s nearly complete is a multi-use path located on ODOT-owned property south of the existing sidewalk. The multi-use path will allow the contractor to begin tearing out the old south side curb line and begin constructing the new curb, gutter and sidewalk. Removing Left Turns Oregon 62 exceeds its capacity standards. Future growth is expected to significantly increase traffic. The multimodal solution took more than a decade to complete. “The safety concern is higher crash rates at corridor intersections, especially from I-5 to Delta Waters
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