Providing better travel time reliability for pedestrians, bicycles and vehicles traveling east-west through Bend. 

Reed Market Road is a vital east-west arterial in southeast Bend. It is the only road south of Greenwood Avenue that connects 27th Street to the west side of the river. However, every day 6-8 trains cross the road and can stop traffic in excess of 20 minutes.

Big changes are coming to eliminate the at-grade railroad crossing and replace it with a bridge that places Reed Market Road over the railroad.

The project has been selected to receive federal funding and is being delivered in several stages – see below for the estimated timeline.  As part of the preliminary engineering and environmental review effort, the City will be undergoing an alternatives analysis process that will review:

• Cross-sectional elements
• Intersection connectivity – particularly Ninth Street and American Lane
• Potential for pedestrian and bicycle undercrossings of Reed Market Road

ESTIMATED TIMELINE

• Summer 2024 – Winter 2025-2026: Preliminary Engineering and Environmental Review
• Winter 2025/2026 – Winter 2026-2027: Final Design and Right-of-Way Acquisition
• Winter 2026/2027 – 2028: Construction

PUBLIC MEETINGS AND OPEN HOUSES

• Fall 2024 (date to be determined)
• Spring 2025 (date to be determined)

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BACKGROUND

Improvements to the Reed Market Road railroad crossing were previously identified in the City’s community-driven Transportation System Plan update undertaken between 2018- 2020. The plan was adopted by Bend City Council and projects from the plan were included in the Transportation General Obligation (GO) bond passed by Bend voters in November 2020. In 2021, this project was ranked highly in the project prioritization effort completed by the Transportation Bond Oversight Committee.

PROJECT UPDATES

PROJECT DOCUMENTS

• 2006 Reed Market Corridor Study Summary Report

Related Links and Nearby Projects

In 2021, the Transportation Bond Oversight Committee approved the Reed Market Corridor as a high priority project. To learn about nearby projects and the GO Bond, visit the websites linked below.