11 1 1 1 <br /> ~ ~ 11 1 ~ I ~ 1 <br /> Project Objectives Est. Cost Est. Start of <br /> (millions) Construction <br /> US 97 Madras -Crooked River Reduce traffic $4.5 2014 <br /> Passing Lanes congestion <br /> Construct one or more passing lanes Improve freight <br /> in both directions. mobility <br /> Enhance safety <br /> US 97: Sand Creek To Spring Cr. Reduce traffic $4.5 2014 <br /> Hill congestion <br /> Construct one or more passing lanes Improve freight <br /> in both directions. mobility <br /> Enhance safety <br /> OR 140: Ritter Rd -Deer Run Enhance safety $4.5 2011 <br /> (Bly Mtn) <br /> Widen shoulder, realign curves, and <br /> pavement preservation. <br /> US97: Redmond -Bend median Enhance safety $29.2 2015 <br /> barrier and frontage roads - <br /> Phase 1 <br /> Enhance safety by removing direct <br /> accesses to the highway and con- <br /> structing amedian. Phase 1 would <br /> build on the existing Deschutes Jct. <br /> interchange. <br /> OR 140: Beatty Curve Improve freight $1.8 2014 <br /> Shoulder widening, realign curves, mobility <br /> and pavement preservation. Enhance safety <br /> US 97: Bend North Corridor Reduce traffic $248.5 2016 <br /> Construct a grade separated congestion <br /> high wa y segmen t between the Improve freight <br /> Deschutes Market Road/Tumalo mobility <br /> <br /> Junction interchange and the Bend Enhance safety <br /> Parkway/Empire Avenue inter- <br /> change. <br /> US 97: South Redmond (Reroute Reduce traffic $251.2 2017 <br /> Ph 2) congestion <br /> Construct a grade separated high- Improve freight <br /> wa y segmen t between Evergreen mobility <br /> <br /> Ave, and the S. W. Quarry Ave. Enhance safety <br /> US 97: Strategic Interchange Reduce traffic $172.6 2015 <br /> Improvements congestion <br /> Geometric improvements at US Improve freight <br /> 97/Biggs Jct and US 97/Green- mobility <br /> springs Jct., an over-crossing at US Enhance safety <br /> 97/O'Neil Jct, new interchange at <br /> US 97/Quarry Ave. and US 97 Dan <br /> O'Brien Way. <br /> 61 <br /> <br />