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~~. <br />OR 126W FLORENCE-EUGENE HIGHWAY CONDITIONS REPORT - 2001 <br />Currently, travelers on the Florence-Eugene Highway do not experience <br />significant congestion on most of that corridor. The areas that travelers <br />can expect weekday commute congestion are the segment of the <br />highway between Veneta and Eugene, and the Fisher Rd. intersection <br />near the Eugene metropolitan area. TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />By 2025, given no investment in the facility and no significant changes PREFACE <br />in planned land use, congestion is expected to worsen. Mountainous ACKNOWLEDGMENTS <br />sections without passing lanes are expected to experience notable EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />congestion. The signalized intersection of OR126 and Territorial <br />Highway in Veneta is also expected to be congested during both the USER'S GUIDE <br />weekday afternoon commute time and on weekends during the summer APPENDICES <br />months and major holidays. In the 2025 no-build scenario, the mainline - <br />O <br />segment between Veneta and Eugene and all unslgnallzed intersections <br />PAGE <br />studied in that segment will operate at congested levels during commute <br />_: O <br />times. The most notable challenge will be for drivers at the minor street <br />unsignalized intersections to safely enter or cross the traffic stream. <br />Shoulder width is the most prevalent geometric deficiency on the highway. <br />Decembe~2002 <br />ES-9 <br />VERSION 1.0 <br />