Traffic in Redmond Oregon is about to get better!

Posted Apr 15, 2008 @ 3:18 pm, Viewed by 155 Visitors, Read 161 Times.

 

The HWY 97 Re-route Project in Redmond is Nearing Completion

 
ODOT, (Oregon Department of Transportation) is finishing up the final touches on the HWY 97 re-route project in Redmond. The re-route project should free up Redmond traffic tremendously. The project includes a parkway similar to Bend’s parkway. Drivers will now have the option to bypass downtown Redmond.

The project is scheduled to be completed this weekend. If weather allows, the northbound lanes will open of for a trial by pedestrians and cyclists on Sat. from 10 am to 2 pm. The lanes will then open to automobile traffic on Monday. The southbound lanes are slated to open on May 12th.
 
This bypass will be great for Downtown Redmond. Through traffic will avoid the downtown area, freeing up traffic and congestion.  Downtown Redmond will be more “pedestrian friendly”, and more inviting for tourists. The project is nearing completion.

With the traffic problem solved, the Redmond real estate market could benefit in the long run. Potential home buyers could be drawn to the “new downtown” atmosphere.
 
4/24/08  Due to weather conditions ODOT has postponed the opening of the northbound lanes until May 5th.
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