The South Medford Interchange Project is vital to the City of Medford. It is a key gateway to the city, and to the city's economic future. The interchange's safety, congestion and air quality problems will be addressed by the South Medford Interchange Project.
Beam set over I-5 a success; construction on interchange continues toward completion
The March beam set over Interstate 5 went off without a hitch. The 40 beams set over five nights form a corridor of about 250 feet. When complete, the underpass on the interstate will be lighted during the night time hours.
Future project timeline:
Wildish Standard Paving's current schedule show the new interchange in operation by February 2009. At that time, the final piece of the interchange work will begin: the replacement of the Barnett Road Bear Creek bridge.
Click Here to see a larger version of this artist's rendering of how the interchange could look.
Road to a new interchange tapped years of research, public debate
The first steel reinforced concrete beams, 110 feet long and weighing 15 tons apiece, are sitting on the first of nine bridges under construction as part of the South Medford Interchange project. read more...
The South Medford Interchange Project is vital to the City of Medford. It is a key gateway to the city, and to the city's economic future. The interchange's safety, congestion and air quality problems will be addressed by the South Medford Interchange Project.
