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Key Project Components:
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Development of a high quality rock source in the Cline Buttes area for use on state highway projects.
- The quarry site is located west of Barr Road on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and is approximately 200 acres in size. It is adjacent to an existing 30 acre cinder pit.
- Exploration in the area has revealed a high quality rock source that could produce approximately 8 million tons of aggregate and could last 25-50 years.
- Having a public rock source allows more contractors to bid for state highway projects, in turn allowing the State to receive the most competitive bids possible, and the taxpayers to get the best transportation value for their tax dollar.
Resource Materials
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Frequently Asked Questions
Project History and Timeline
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Maintaining and constructing highways requires high quality sources of aggregate materials. More than 90% of a highway consists of rock or soil products. Sources of aggregate, an essential road building material, are an integral part of ODOT’s mission “To provide safe, efficient transportation systems to support economic development and livability for Oregonians”.
The Cline Buttes area is proximate to several highways: OR 126, US 97 and US 20. Development of a material source in the area would ensure a long-term supply of materials needed for maintenance and construction of the highways in the Bend-Redmond-Sisters area. This site was made available for mineral use by the BLM in their Upper Deschutes Resource Management Plan (UDRMP) Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision completed in 2005.
This area was identified as an area in great need of an aggregate supply through extensive studies conducted in the 1990’s. Of all of the sites considered in the study, Site N is the only remaining viable public rock source in the Bend-Sisters-Redmond area.
In addition to the environmental work conducted in the UDRMP, site specific environmental studies have been conducted at the Barr Road Quarry site. These studies included: archeology, wildlife, threatened and endangered species, socio-economics, air quality, water quality, erosion, and visuals.
ODOT sets specific conditions for any operations in the quarry site. These conditions include the following: dust control plans and dust abatement, adherence to noise standards, blasting safety and protection measures, site-specific erosion and pollution control plans, long-term site safety measures, and concurrent development and reclamation efforts.
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1992-2006 - ODOT conducted many studies to identify and address the aggregate need in Central Oregon. These efforts included significant public involvement and environmental studies. The most recent of these efforts was the BLM Environmental Impact Statement for the Upper Deschutes Resource Management Plan.
Fall 2007 - ODOT is making application through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for use of Barr Road Quarry (Site N) as a source of aggregate materials for public road projects.
Fall 2007/Winter 2008 - FHWA will review the application and environmental studies, and if the application is complete, FHWA will send the application to the BLM.
Winter/Spring 2008 - BLM will review the application and evaluate it for consistency with the UDRMP. The application will be sent back to FHWA.
Spring/Summer 2008 - The application process will be finalized. The land remains property of the BLM, but ODOT acquires the ability to use the site to mine and process aggregate materials for use on state highway projects. ODOT will submit a reclamation plan and other documents necessary to permit the site through the Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI).
Summer 2008 - Identify the Barr Road Quarry as a potential aggregate source for the repaving of 14 miles of US 126 for which an estimated 96,000 tons of rock will be needed.
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