About
Safety corridors are stretches of state highways where fatal and serious injury traffic crash rates are higher than the statewide average for similar types of roadways. The OR 211 Safety Corridor is a short-term way for ODOT to work with the community and law enforcement to address the recent increase in crashes. The new safety corridor will stretch from milepost 14 (just west of S Vaughan Road in Molalla) to milepost 22 (just east of S Scheiffer Road in Colton).
69 percent of the fatal and serious injuries in this corridor from 2015 to 2019 involved aggravating factors like speed, alcohol and drugs.
What happens after the OR 211 Safety Corridor is designated
ODOT's approach to crash reduction in safety corridors involves enforcement, engineering and education.
ENFORCEMENT
If you live near or travel through OR 211 between Molalla and Colton, you will see signs go up in October showing the limits of the corridor and announcing that traffic fines are now double. Law enforcement will enforce the new double traffic fines so drivers should pay extra attention and obey all traffic laws.
ENGINEERING
Over the next three to five years, ODOT will also implement low-cost engineering solutions designed to bring down the crash rate in the corridor. These solutions will be designed to fit the most common causes of crashes in this corridor, which in 2019 were driving left of center, inattention, driving too fast for current conditions, and driving faster than the speed limit. At the end of a three to five year period, we will also have a better idea of some longer term, higher cost safety solutions to plan for after the OR 211 Safety Corridor is decommissioned.
EDUCATION
We will also work to raise awareness in the local community and with people traveling through this corridor about safe driving habits.
Road Safety Audit
We are getting ready to conduct a Road Safety Audit for OR 211, which will help us evaluate the current conditions of the road and start to identify future changes to reduce crashes and improve safety.
Stakeholder Group
We are also putting together a stakeholder group for the OR 211 Safety Corridor made up of County representatives, local schools, law enforcement and others who will meet regularly to develop priorities and goals for traffic safety improvements in the Safety Corridor.
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Location
OR 211
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Safety Corridor on Woodburn-Estacada Highway from milepost 14.0 to 22.0.
Cost and Funding
$650,000
from ODOT Operations & Maintenance Funding
Additional Information
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