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During the planning and engineering of the North Spit Rail
Spur a realignment of TransPacific Parkway was designed as a
follow up to the completion of the rail project. This will
provide highway access to non-served industrial lands along
the Parkway and create a safer rail crossing for road
users. The realignment will combine two road/rail crossings
into a single signalized crossing and create safer
intersection access for visitors to the southern portion of
the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, as well as to
nearby industrial sites.
Financing for the project is grant funds from the federal
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA:LU) and the Oregon
Transportation Investment Act III (OTIA III) passed during
the 2005 legislative session.
Project
Status:
Port staff has worked
through the mitigation needs with the US Army Corps of
Engineers and final permits have been issued. Port has received all
right-of-way documents. The
construction maintenance agreement from Union
Pacific (UP) is complete. ODOT has given final approval.
Construction bids were advertised January 2010, with bid
opening February 4, 2010. Knife River was awarded
the bid with construction scheduled to start mid-May
2010. Every effort will be made to relieve
traffic impacts during the summer season.
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