April 25, 2012 ODOT Planners Meeting. 2 Purpose of Project Improve mobility and safety for people...

April 25, 2012

ODOT Planners

Meeting

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Purpose of Project

Improve mobility and safety for people and freight for local, regional, and through travel across the Willamette River in the Salem-Keizer metropolitan area while alleviating congestion on the Center Street and Marion Street Bridges and on the connecting highway and arterial street system. The following areas are of specific concern:Reducing congestion compared to current conditions at the existing bridgeheads to facilitate the flow of vehicles and freight through the downtown area and east-west freight movement through the Salem-Keizer metropolitan areaRemediating safety and operational deficiencies on the existing bridges and in the study area in locations where crash rates are higher than average

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Review of DEIS Alternatives

No Build Alternative 3 bridge crossing locations; 8 Build Alternatives Crossing locations:

1) Existing Bridges Crossing Location (2A & 2B)

2) Hope to Tryon Crossing Location (3)

3) Hope to Pine/Hickory Crossing Location (4A - 4E)

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DEIS Alternatives: Crossing Locations

No Build Alternative

Alternative 1 (No Build): Examines how the transportation system will operate in the future without building another bridge.

Used as a baseline to compare and measure the other alternatives

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Existing Bridges Crossing Location

Alternative 2A (widen existing bridges): Adds two new lanes to the Marion Street Bridge (plus a connection to the future Marine Drive NW) and one new lane to the Center Street Bridge

Alternative 2B (north of existing bridges): New bridge between the Marion and Union Street Bike/Pedestrian bridges

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Alternative 2A (widen existing bridges)

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Alternative 2B (north of existing bridges)

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Hope to Tryon Crossing Location

Alternative 3 (Hope to Tryon): New bridge from Wallace Road NW and Hope Avenue NW to Tryon Avenue NE and the Salem Parkway NE, including connections to the Liberty/Commercial Street NE couplet

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Alternative 3 (Hope to Tryon)

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Hope to Pine/Hickory Crossing Location

Alternative 4A (Hope to Liberty via Pine/Hickory): New bridge from the Wallace Road NW and Hope Avenue NW to Pine/ Hickory Street NE and the Liberty/Commercial Street NE couplet

Alternative 4A: (Hope to Liberty via Pine/Hickory)

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Hope to Pine/Hickory Crossing Location

Alternative 4B (4A + 2A): New bridge (4A) plus widen existing bridges (2A)

Alternative 4B (4A + 2A)

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Hope to Pine/Hickory Crossing Location

Alternative 4C (4A + Direct Connections to Salem Parkway & OR 22): New bridge (4A), but Pine/Hickory Street NE extends to Broadway Street NE and has a direct connection to Salem Parkway NE with elevated and direct connection to OR 22 and Marine Drive NW

Alternative 4C (4A + Direct Connections to Salem Parkway &

OR 22)

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Hope to Pine/Hickory Crossing Location

Alternative 4D (4C with shortened Pine/Hickory couplet): Same as Alternative 4C but the bridge connection to Pine/ Hickory Street NE would touch down at Liberty Street NE (not Broadway Street NE)

Alternative 4B (4C with shortened Pine/Hickory

couplet)

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Hope to Pine/Hickory Crossing Location

Alternative 4E (4C minimizes impact to Wallace Marine Park): New bridge (4C) but with modified connection to OR 22 to minimize impacts to Wallace Marine Park

Alternative 4E (4C minimizes impact to Wallace Marine Park)

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Cost Estimates (2015)

2A - $148 million 2B - $388 million 3 - $501 million 4A - $306 million 4B - $451 million 4C - $692 million 4D - $687 million 4E - $708 million

Next Steps

DEIS public hearings May 8 and 17 DEIS public comment period closes June 18 Identification of a locally preferred alternative Development of a finance strategy – to include

public opinion survey

Decision Process

Decision Process – Locally Preferred Alternative

Decision Making Structure

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