| US 97: Redmond Reroute |
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The Redmond Reroute is scheduled to be open to traffic this spring. The north bound lanes will open in mid-April and the south bound lanes will open in May. Additional finish and clean up work will continue into early summer.
The diagrams below show the north and south connections to the Reroute from US 97.
North bound lanes opened on the Reroute All lanes opened on the Reroute
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Project Location:
Once complete, the new US 97 Reroute alignment will run between the Central Oregon Irrigation District’s Pilot Butte Canal and the BNSF Railroad on the east side of Redmond, from just north of Veteran’s Way on the south end to just south of the O’Neil Highway junction on the north end.
Project Description:
The project will increase the north/south highway capacity and reduce congestion and travel delays on the Fifth/Sixth street couplet in downtown Redmond. The new alignment will improve freight mobility and freight access to future industrial developments in Redmond, while minimizing the number of heavy trucks traveling through downtown.
The project includes piping nearly one and one-half miles of COID main canal (finished summer 2005); building off-system improvements to the local grid system (NW Seventh, NE Second and NE Ninth streets, completed summer 2005); relocating the PPL main power substation (by summer 2006); constructing the Maple-Negus Bridge, which will span N. Canal Boulevard, the canal, the reroute, and the railroad (expected completion in late 2006); and building the reroute mainline and north interchange (expected to be complete in late 2008). The entire project is scheduled to be complete in late 2008.
Funding:
$14.8 Million City (Urban Renewal & System Development Charges)
$16.0 Million Fedederal Earmark (TEA-21 & SAFETEA-LU)
$36.6 Million State (OTIA III)
$0.90 Million State (Local Street Network Program)
$22.4 Million STIP Allocation to ODOT Region 4 (Mix of Federal/State gas tax funding)
$90.7 Million Total
Contact Information:
Rick Williams
ODOT Project Leader
541-388-6458
Richard.L.Williams@odot.state.or.us
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