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West 11th intersection repairs
turn lanes at west 11th intersections (chambers, bailey hill, bertelsen, possibly others) - needed anyway with WEP
reconfigure timing on west 11th traffic lights (needed anyway)
pedestrian safety improvements on west 11th, 99 (see ODOT "main street" guide) – needed anyway
driveway consolidation
intersection consolidation?
median strip - like in front of state offices just west of Garfield
Widening 126 to four lanes from Terry Street to Fisher Road would build new
highway “modernization” outside the UGB, which would have many of
the same land-use issues and induced growth impacts as the WEP. (It is likely
that this alternative could be scaled back the widening and upgrade to West
11th, given the lack of over development west of Terry Street and the lack of
money to build even a partial-WEP highway.) While widening West 11th to Fisher
Road would have little or no impact on BLM lands, it would have similar “logical
terminus” problems as the WEP, especially given Lane County’s formal
recommendation to ODOT to study widening 126 to four lanes from Fisher Road
to Veneta.
West 11th needs a median strip in the middle and safety shoulders (and maybe
a sidewalk?) for pedestrian/bicyclist safety. It does not need to become a divided
highway outside of town. Adding shoulders on 126 to Veneta would allow motorists
with mechanical problems to pull out of the roadway, and make it less hazardous
for pedestrians and bicyclists. This would cost much less than the WEP.
On ODOT’s list for future funded planning analysis are the following:
• West 11th Expressway Plan—Beltline Intersection to Oak Hill;
p. 77 - Lane County Transportation System Plan, June 2004
West 11th project west of Belt Line to UGB
Widening 11th to five lanes to Green Hill would probably put Diess Feed out
of business, an impact that would further accelerate the decline in businesses
that serve local agriculture, which impacts the ability of farms to operate.
West 11th west of Terry Street needs a median strip in the middle and safety
shoulders (and maybe a sidewalk?) for pedestrian/bicyclist safety. It does not
need to become a divided highway outside of town. Adding shoulders on 126 to
Veneta would allow motorists with mechanical problems to pull out of the roadway,
and make it less hazardous for pedestrians and bicyclists. This would cost much
less than the WEP.