Bend MPO Transportation Project Amendments – Public Comment Period
Amendments to the Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (MTIP)
21-Day Public Comment Period Open
The Bend Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Policy Board will consider approval of amendments to the MTIP at their Nov. 17 meeting at 12 p.m. Public comments can be submitted, for the next three weeks, via email to kkennedy@bendoregon.gov or during Public Comment at the hybrid in-person/online MPO Policy Board meeting.
In-person meeting information, including a Zoom link to attend online, will be posted to the Bend MPO Policy Board webpage one week prior to the meeting date.
Summary of Amendments
|
Project Key Number |
Project Name |
Proposed project total |
Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
23522
|
City of Bend Mobility Points
|
$1,210,918 |
Add new project: Develop an initial network of four Mobility Points around the City. Mobility Point infrastructure provided through bus shelters, e-bike-sharing stations and charging, bicycle parking, electric car-sharing vehicles and electric vehicle charging equipment. |
|
20073
|
All Roads Transportation Safety (Bend, Phase 2) |
$701,000 |
Major change in scope: Change the current 4-lane roadway to a 3-lane roadway with center turn lane and bike lanes at Greenwood Ave from 1st Street to 4th Street to improve safety for the traveling public. |
|
23494
|
Hawthorne Ave Pedestrian & Bicyclist Overcrossing (Bend) |
$24,450,000 |
Add new project: Provide safe access for pedestrians and bicyclists by designing and constructing a bridge over US97 and BNSF railroad connecting east Hawthorne Avenue to downtown Bend. |
|
21756
|
US20: Central Oregon Hwy Culverts Corridor |
$337,916 |
Add existing project: Design, right of way acquisition, and utility relocation for a future culvert replacement and repair addressing 12 poor and critical culverts to provide functioning culverts on US20 in the future. |
|
22739
|
US97: I-84 to California border
|
$5,809,000 |
Add existing project: Install National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) fast charging stations every 50 miles along US97 from I-84 to the California border, to provide electric vehicle drivers with reliable, fast charging along major corridors in Oregon. |
|
22767
|
Driver Feedback Signs (Deschutes County)
|
$1,032,873 |
Add existing project: Install two speed feedback signs on each of the following roads; Alfalfa Market Rd, Burgess Rd, Cline Falls Hwy, Day Rd, Old Bend-Redmond Hwy, Powell Butte Hwy, South Canal Blvd and South Century Dr. |
|
23071
|
US 97 Culvert Corridor Phase 2
|
$468,430 |
Add existing project: Design repairs and replacements for poor and critical culverts on priority routes to avoid unsafe driving conditions and delays caused when culverts fail. |
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