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New Interchange Opens
The new south Medford interchange opened to traffic Thursday, July 16.
The last stage in the $70 million project kicked off the next morning with the closure and demolition of the Barnett Rd. Bear Creek Bridge.
Wildish Standard Paving is working double shifts to get Barnett Rd. and the new bridge complete as soon as possible.
Local and interstate bound traffic will need to use the new interchange, instead of Barnett Rd., to cross from east to west Medford.
Click Here to see the new signal pole installation in our gallery.
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Access will be kept open to the six Barnett Rd./Alba Dr. businesses.
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.
Project Timeline:
July 2009-Full Interchange open
July-December 2009- Work begins on replacing existing Barnett-Bear Creek Bridge
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.
Click Here to see a larger version of this artist's rendering of how the interchange could look.
Click here for a complete artist's rendering.
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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.
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Contact:
GARY LEAMING
ODOT Project Information Specialist
Voice: (541) 774-6388
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