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HomeMy WebLinkAboutN Hwy 97 Corridor Memo to ODOTCommunity Development Department Planning Division Building Safety Division Environmental Health Division 117 NW Lafayette Avenue Bend Oregon 97701-1925 (541)388-6575 FAX (541)385-1764 http://www.co.deschutes.or.us/cdd/ December 21, 2010 Amy Pfeiffer, Environmental Project Manager ODOT Region 4 63030 O.B. Riley Road Bend, Oregon 97701 RE: County roads that will require improvement to County standards due to OOOT 97/20 project at North End of Bend Dear Amy, Deschutes County appreciates the opportunity as an agency of record to comment on the alternatives for re-routing U.S. 97 in the north end of Bend. Tom Blust, Road Department Director, George Kolb, County Engineer, and myself met and discussed the proposed alternatives of East DS1 and East DS2 as shown on maps dated November 2010. We have limited our comments to County roads we feel will need to be brought up to County standards due to changes in traffic distribution and/or highway access resulting from the ODOT 97/20 project at the north end of Bend. Several of what are now local streets will begin to function more as collectors as traffic will carve out new patterns to reach the highway. East OS-1 (full interchange north of cemetery) Fort Thompson: Entire length. While the map indicates Fort Thompson extends south to Harris as there is a paved road it is unclear if there is dedicated right of way for that road. Harris Way: From its terminus all the way south to Bowery Lane. Additionally, while the drawings indicate extending Harris through to Hunnell, which the County agrees makes sense, there is no dedicated right of way. Bowery Lane: Entire length from Hunnell road east to its connection to the new Third Street and west from US 97 to the new Third Street. The County strongly suggests rather than improving Bowery Lane, that instead ODOT look at extending Rogers Road east of Hunnell to provide a connection to the new Third Street. Hunnell Road: From Harris Way south to Cooley with the southern portion of Hunnell realigned westward to Berg Lane beginning at about Loco. This would result in a Signalized four-legged intersection at Cooley/Hunnell. The current leg of Hunnell north of Cooley to Loco could be made into a cul-de-sac. Quality Services Performed with Pride Rogers Road: Consider extending eastward to the new Third Street alignment. Cooley Road: DB Riley Road east to US 20 given signalization of US 20/Cooley will draw increasing amounts of traffic. Robal Road: DB Riley to US 20 (new roadway). East DS2 (NB on, SB off only interchange near cemetery) Bowery Lane: Harris Way to east end of new roadway across US 97 and west to Hunnell Road. Again, the County would urge ODOT to consider extending Rodgers Road east, which in this case would be to Bowery. New Road from cemetery to Bowery Lane: entire length Hunnell Road: Lowe Lane (approximately 4,100' north of Rodgers Road) south to Cooley, again with Hunnell angled westward to use Berg Lane. Cooley Road: DB Riley to US 20 given signalization of US 20 will increase traffic on this leg. Robal Road: DB Riley to US 20 (new roadway). Again, we thank you for the opportunity to provide comment and look forward to continuing to work with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the City of Bend on solving the traffic problems in the urban-rural interface at the north end of Bend. Please let me know if you have any items you wish to discuss with us further. Thank you. Peter Russell Senior Transportation Planner cc: Tom Blust, Road Department Director George Kolb, County Engineer Dennis Luke, Chairman, Deschutes County Board of Commissioners 2 Community Development Department Planning Division Building Safety Division Environmental Health Division 117 NW Lafayette Avenue (541)388 http://w Bend Oregon -6575 FAX (541)385-1764 ww.co.deschut 97701-1925 es.or.us/cdd/ August 2, 2011 Amy Pfeiffer, Environmental Project Manager ODOT Region 4 63030 O.B. Riley Road Bend, Oregon 97701 RE: Comments on US 97 draft Envirnrl,rnc.n' Dear Amy, The project has a worthy street connections to this rural high-speed side of US 97 lose the ability to easily ma tnl"l"Art to travel substandard County roads. The I Road and Bowery Lane. Under either a'TAl"1n.::oT,'\I, c shifts onto these roads to access either the new Third hway and US 97 also lacks any encourage ODOT to look at extending The scale of the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to from Deschutes County, including conditional use permits and . ODOT will need to satisfactorily address the County's transportation Road and Bowery Lane at the time of land use. Please enter this letter December 21, 2010, letter into the final E IS and any changes to improvements to County roads as a result of these letters. Again, the County supports this project provided it does not adversely affect County roads or rural residents. Thank you. Peter Russell Senior Transportation Planner cc: George Kolb, Interim County Road Department Director Enclosure: Letter from Peter Russell to Amy Pfeiffer, dated December 21,2010. Quality Services Performed with Pride