About
This plan builds on previous work to determine the feasibility of extending the OR 62 - Crater Lake Expressway from north of Fowler Lane to Dutton Road, north of White City. The plan will also identify and analyze alternate traffic solutions within the study area.
The City of Medford, Jackson County and ODOT have been working toward reducing traffic congestion and improving safety along the OR 62 corridor since the 1990’s. In 2009, Oregon House Bill 2001 included $100 million in Jobs and Transportation Act (JTA) funding for construction of the OR 62 bypass. In 2013, a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) were adopted by participating agencies, which determined a new alignment for a bypass adjacent to OR 62 from I-5, Exit 30 in Medford to north of White City in Jackson County. The JTA funds were used to build a portion of the bypass from the intersection near Sky Park Drive at OR 62 in Medford to just north of Fowler Lane, south of White City. Construction was completed in 2019 and referred to as the JTA Phase.
Location
OR 62
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Cost and Funding
$194,775.56 - State Transportation Improvement Program
$160,126.66 - State Planning and Research Funds
$354,902.22 - Total funding
What Problem Will This Improve?
The purpose of the bypass is to reduce congestion and increase safety along the OR 62 corridor by directing up to 40% of regional through-traffic onto the bypass.