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Oregon 569 (Beltline Highway): River Road to Coburg Road Facility Plan: Overview
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Originally serving rural Lane County, the four mile long section of Beltline Highway from Coburg Road to River Road has become increasingly congested as the community has grown. Because of its age, the highway is not designed to handle the current amount of traffic, resulting in congestion and safety issues.
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), the City of Eugene, and Lane County are working together to prepare the Oregon 569 Beltline Facility Plan - River Road to Coburg Road. This segment of Beltline Highway has become increasingly congested during peak travel times with traffic volumes expected to increase in the future. Vehicle conflicts on Beltline at River Road, River Avenue, Division Street, the Willamette River Bridge, the Delta Highway, and Coburg Road continue to create safety issues.
This planning process will identify areas of concerns, evaluate alternatives, and implement strategies, with the end purpose of developing recommendations for long-range improvements (20+ years) to the functionality of the Beltline Highway between River Road and Coburg Road.
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Completed in October 2008, the first phase of a three-phase planning effort gathered background information and defined problems based on technical research and community input. A problem statement detailing what was found is located in the project library and lays the groundwork for the second planning phase.
The second phase began in April 2009, to generate and evaluate potential solutions for the Beltline Highway from River Road to Coburg Road. With help from the public and local stakeholders, ODOT, the City of Eugene, and Lane County are working together to consider and evaluate several viable ideas for detailed consideration. Currently, ten concepts have been narrowed to four, to be examined in more detail for a later planning phase. For more information on this recommendation, read the Stakeholder Advisory Committee Recommendation and Concept Description.
In early 2011, the consultant team will package this information in a draft report, which will be posted on the webpage when available.
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