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We're reviewing around 135 curb ramps in Cottage Grove to see what is needed to bring them to current ADA standards.
This might include:
- Minor work, such as fixing a ramp that is too steep or moving pedestrian push buttons at crosswalks.
- Installing crosswalk closed signs if a crossing is considered unsafe.
- Rebuilding or installing a new ramp if needed.
Most corners in the project area only need minor work or signs installed, but some corners will require a full rebuild.
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Why are ADA curb ramps important?
ADA curb ramps provide access between the sidewalk and road for people using wheelchairs, strollers, walkers, hand carts, bicycles and also for pedestrians who have trouble stepping up and down high curbs. We're adding textured plates at the curb ramps, called truncated domes. These allow pedestrians to feel, see and hear where the crossing is located and the direction they should go to safely cross the street.
ADA curb ramps benefit everyone regardless of whether they have a disability. By making curb ramps gently slope to the road, it improves accessibility and promotes safer travel between the sidewalk and road.
Why aren’t all the curb ramps in my community being fixed at the same time?
Once we review each corner, we will group and rebuild curb ramps in stages at various locations in the Willamette Valley and Northwest Coast. This is because not all intersections or curb locations are the same. Some are construction-ready (Stage 1) and others may have fire hydrants, utility boxes, utility poles, additional land requirements or we need an environmental permit (Stage 2). These are things we consider when scheduling the curb ramp construction in each city.
The construction-ready locations are done first because they can be done immediately while those needing additional coordination or design will be part of a future stage of construction. This is why an intersection with four corners might be completed at different times.
By making these accessibility improvements, whether you drive, ride, walk or roll, we are committed to providing the best accessibility possible to all people using the transportation system.
Added Improvements along OR 99
Thanks to additional funding through the Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategic Program, we're able to include more safety and accessibility improvements as part of this project.
These improvements are the result of recent planning efforts, like our Cottage Grove Urban Design Verification (UDV) Study, to help make it easier and safer for people walking, biking and rolling along OR 99.
The additional safety improvements include:
- Enhanced crossings at OR 99 and:
- E Washington Avenue.
- Adams Avenue.
- E Jefferson Avenue.
- Quincy Avenue.
- Updates to the roadway design between E Main Street to just south of Quincy Avenue.
These improvements are perfect examples of how studies and community feedback can help identify opportunities to leverage safety improvements into existing projects.
Schedule
Design: 2023 - 2024
Construction: 2025 - 2027
Location
Multiple
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OR 99 | Milepost 13.9 to 16.1.
Hillside Drive | Milepost 173.6.
E Taylor Avenue | Milepost 173.4.
E Cottage Grove Connection/Row River Road | Milepost 174.6 to 175.2.
Cost and Funding
This work is part of a larger project to update curb ramps in Astoria, Corvallis, Cottage Grove, Independence, Monmouth, Newberg, Salem, Keizer and Springfield.
Design and construction for this multi-city effort: $156,159,000
The funding for this project is combined with the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program project numbers: 22985, 23029, 23031 and 23044.