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May-13-2008 |
Current Transportation Projects
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Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail SDEIS
The South Corridor Light Rail Project is a partnership led by Metro with
stakeholders from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT); TriMet; the
counties of Clackamas and Multnomah; and the cities of Portland, Milwaukie, and
Oregon City. Phase II of the South Corridor Project will refine and construct
the publicly adopted light rail alignment between Portland and Milwaukie to
provide better access and mobility to a rapidly growing part of the metropolitan
region.
Beginning in April 2007, the South Corridor Light Rail Project will prepare a Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) to analyze design, ridership, costs of construction, engineering, environmental impacts, traffic circulation, and effect on neighborhoods. The SDEIS should be completed in the summer of 2008.
View the study alignment for Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail.
For more information on the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project, visit the project's home page.
Milwaukie Park-and-Ride
In April 2006, the City Council upheld a Planning Commission approval of a
public park-and-ride facility at 9600 SE Main. The site was the former home of
the Southgate Theater. TriMet, who will construct and operate the park-and-ride, anticipates the site will be up and running by fall 2008.
The completed transit facility will include 329 parking spaces, improved lighting and landscaping, and the addition of public art and bike lockers. The project is anticipated to cost $1.45 million and will be funded through a combination of $450,000 in federal grant funding and around $1 million in TriMet general funds.
If you have questions about the project, please contact Phil Selinger at SelingeP@trimet.org.
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Logus Road Improvement Project
The City of Milwaukie is preparing to build a
new sidewalk on Logus Road between Stanley and 49th Avenues. The project will
improve safety for children walking to Lewelling Elementary. Depending on
funding and right-of-way availability, the project scope also includes
roadway resurfacing and drainage improvements.
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City staff held an Open House at the beginning of summer 2007 and invited school parents and local residents to provide input on the kind of project they wanted to see. In general, participants expressed that pedestrian safety was the number one goal, with maintaining a neighborhood feel and minimizing the project's "footprint" also being important objectives.
In November 2007, City staff held a workshop to share a preliminary design with residents. Key elements of the preliminary design included:
View the preliminary design
for the Logus Road Improvement Project.
Project construction is anticipated to occur in Spring/Summer 2008.
If you have any questions about the project, please contact Alex Campbell at 503-786-7608
or campbella@ci.milwaukie.or.us
Lake
Road Improvement Project
The City of Milwaukie is preparing to improve Lake Road between Oatfield Road
and Where Else Lane. The street currently consists of two travel lanes with
occasional left turn pockets. The street currently lacks a bike lane, and
sidewalks are not continuous.
The project includes the addition of bike lanes, curb, and sidewalks (south side only) along this section of Lake Road. It also includes pavement widening and an intersection signal upgrade at Oatfield. The new street will have three continuous lanes, with an alternating center turn lane and refuge island for pedestrians and vegetation. As part of the project, the City will also upgrade the existing substandard stormwater system to a more fish-friendly stormwater discharge system that discharges into Kellogg Creek.
The project is anticipated to cost $3.8 million, and funding will consist of approximately 90% federal highway funds with a 10% local match. The project will involve a 9- to 15-month Environmental Impact Study, slated to begin in Spring 2008. Construction is estimated to begin in Summer 2010.
If you have any questions about the project, please contact the project
engineer, Brenda Schleining, at 503-786-7602 or schleiningb@ci.milwaukie.or.us.
Transit Center Reconfiguration Project
The City of Milwaukie is working with TriMet on plans to dissolve the existing
downtown Transit Center and replace it with a bus layover facility outside of
downtown. Downtown Milwaukie would continue to see bus transfer activity, but at
high-quality stops with new, state-of-the-art facilities.
The facility's proposed location is the former Southgate Movie Theater site, which was recently approved as a park-and-ride facility. Park-and-ride facility construction is expected to proceed as planned, with construction starting in spring 2008. The addition of a bus layover facility would require modifications to the park-and-ride facility and would require Planning Commission review and approval before the project could proceed. The new bus layover facility would be designed to create minimal disturbance to nearby commercial and industrial land uses. It would include an on-site turn around loop and a modular restroom facility along with associated lighting, pavement, signage, and landscaping modifications to the park-and-ride facility.
If approved, the project is anticipated to cost $640,000. TriMet and the City of Milwaukie have submitted a joint application for Connect Oregon II grant funding. If selected, 80% of the project cost would be covered by the grant, with TriMet providing 20% in matching funds. Completion of the new layover facility is anticipated within the next three years.
The City's newly revised Transportation System Plan also calls for improvements to the existing downtown stations, to bring these stations in line with TriMet's "Bus Stop Amenities Development Criteria" and "Bus Stop Classification Guidelines." The improvements to downtown stations are anticipated to cost $600,000.
| Possible Improvements | Additional Improvements | 
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| Customized shelters | Crosswalks | |
| Trash cans | Curb extensions | |
| Real time (Transit Tracker) displays | Low-maintenance landscaping | |
| Freestanding benches | Public restrooms | |
| Bike racks and lockers | Mailboxes | |
| Public phones | ||
| Art work elements | ||
| Ticket vending machines |
If you have questions about the project, please contact Kenny Asher at 503-786-7654 or asherk@ci.milwaukie.or.us.
Oregon 99E: Kellogg Creek Project
Work
is scheduled to begin in late fall 2008 on a two-year project to improve
Highway 99E (McLoughlin Boulevard) from the Kellogg Creek Bridge in Milwaukie to
Roethe Road north of Gladstone.
The project will include repaving the road surface of Highway 99E, adding a new traffic signal and intersection improvements at Highway 99E and River Road, and updates to drainage systems in this section.
From the River Road intersection south to Roethe, ODOT will construct new sidewalks at various locations to enhance pedestrian mobility and safety. In addition, the signals for this section will be "interconnected" to improve traffic flow along McLoughlin Boulevard, leading into the recently completed highway section in Milwaukie.
Bicycle improvements include widening between River Road and Park Avenue and restriping the section of roadway to include marked bicycle lanes.
For more information on the Oregon 99E Kellogg Creek Project, please contact ODOT Community Affairs Coordinator Judy Shioshi at 503-731-8237 or Judy.A.Shioshi@odot.state.or.us, or visit the project's home page.
Harmony Road Project (Clackamas County)
Clackamas County's Department of Transportation and Development (CCDTD) has
begun a project to study transportation alternatives for the SE Harmony Road
corridor (SE 82nd Avenue to Oregon Highway 224) in order to improve safety and
increase efficiency along this major east-west connector. Concurrently, the
CCDTD is also evaluating alignments for the extension of SE Sunnybrook Boulevard
from SE 82nd Avenue to SE Harmony Road.
City staff and Milwaukie residents, along with Clackamas County staff and residents, have been involved since April 2007 in evaluating alternatives for study in the project's environmental impact statement (EIS). There are numerous opportunities for the public, agency and group representatives, and others to learn about the project and provide input. This includes Open House meetings, Project Advisory Committee meetings, the project's web site, newsletters, flyers, the comment hotline, and other forums and methods. Clackamas County wants to hear from you! For more information on the Harmony Road Project, visit the project's home page.
37th Avenue & Oak Street Pedestrian Improvement Project
The City of Milwaukie is preparing to install new sidewalks and crossing panels
at the 37th Avenue & Oak Street railroad crossings as part of an effort to
improve the safety and accessibility of crossings along the Union Pacific
Railroad. Crossing panels are concrete panels that fill in the large gap between
the steel tracks and the roadway. They prevent feet, wheelchairs, strollers, and
other items from becoming lodged in the gaps. The planned improvements,
including sidewalks and crossing panels, are shown in the diagrams below.
The project is anticipated to cost $180,000 and will be funded through the combination of a $100,000 Community Development Block Grant, $64,000 in City "Fee-in-Lieu-of funds," and $16,000 in City SDC funds. The improvements are currently going through the State permitting process and construction is anticipated for Spring 2008.
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Oak Street Railroad Crossing: |
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If you have any questions about the project, please contact the project engineer, Brenda Schleining, at 503-786-7602 or schleiningb@ci.milwaukie.or.us.
Railroad Crossing Safety and Quiet Zone Project
The City of Milwaukie is preparing to improve the Harrison Street, Oak Street,
and 37th Avenue crossings of Union Pacific Railroad. This project builds on the
37th Avenue & Oak Street Pedestrian Improvement Project; adding additional
traffic control devices at all three crossings, as well as sidewalks and
crossing panels at the Harrison Street crossing. Once completed, the planned
improvements would qualify the City for a Train Horn Quiet Zone; silencing the
routine sounding of train horns along this stretch of the rail line. The planned
improvements, including improvements provided by the 37th Avenue & Oak
Street Pedestrian Improvement Project, are shown in the diagrams below.
The project is anticipated to cost $285,000, of which $85,000 is currently unfunded. The project is to be given high priority for limited City funds during the FY 2008-2009 budget process. The planned improvements are currently going through the State permitting process, with construction delayed until funding can be secured.
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Oak Street Railroad Crossing: |
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37th Avenue Railroad Crossing: |
Median Barriers: Traffic Control Devices Planned for Crossings |
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Sound Shed: Area Currently Impacted by Train Horns |
Sellwood Bridge (Multnomah County)
The Sellwood Bridge has been an important Willamette River crossing for
residents of Portland and the metro region for more than 80 years.
Unfortunately, time and the elements have taken their toll and the bridge has
reached the end of its useful service life. Multnomah County--in partnership with
the Oregon Department of Transportation, City of Portland, and Metro--is studying
potential Sellwood Bridge solutions.
For more information on the Sellwood Bridge Project, visit the project's home page.
Sunrise Corridor (Clackamas County)
In spring 2004, Clackamas County and the Oregon Department of Transportation
began a new study of the Sunrise Project, a proposed new limited-access highway
between Interstate 205 and Rock Creek Junction. Because there have been changes
in the corridor since the original study, this new study will:
For more information on the Sunrise Corridor Project, visit the project's home page.
I-205 Light Rail (TriMet)
TriMet is currently constructing a new 6.5-mile MAX line along I-205, between
Gateway Transit Center and Clackamas 
Town Center. This is the first light rail
extension into Clackamas County and includes constructing a new rail alignment
on the downtown Portland Mall, along 5th and 6th Avenues. The I-205 MAX Light
Rail project will add 6.5 miles of track, eight stations, and five Park-and-Ride lots providing more than 2,300 spaces. Most of the new alignment will
follow an existing "transitway" created when I-205 was originally
constructed.
For more information on the I-205 Light Rail Project, visit the project's home page.
If you have questions about any of these projects, or believe we've missed a transportation project impacting Milwaukie, please contact Alex Campbell at 503-786-7608 or econdev@ci.milwaukie.or.us.
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