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FINAL 2008-2011 STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM <br />General Comments: <br />• One comment was received thanking us for our presentation. Comments were made in sup- <br />port ofthe US 199 Expressway Upgrade project in Grants Pass. Comments were also made <br />in support of the bridge improvement projects in Ashland and for the need to fund improve- <br />ments on OR 62 in Medford. <br />Discussions• <br />• Discussions evolved around the congestion and crashes on US 199 in Grants Pass. The fa- <br />talities have been widely publicized. Much of this has resulted from new developments and <br />numerous road and driveway connections to the highway. Highway 62 was discussed as be- <br />ing highly congested and in need of significant modernization. Improvements on OR 62 <br />should be considered all the way into Eagle Point. <br />MEDFORD (2), June 16, 2006 <br />22 attendees <br />General Comments: <br />• Most comments were around the US 199 Expressway Upgrade project and the South Y Junc- <br />tion, both in Grants Pass. Citizens were generally supportive of the project, but wanted a lot <br />of project or design specific details. Recognition of the South Y Junction in Grants Pass as a <br />significant bottleneck was also commented on. <br />Discussions• <br />• Most of the discussion was specifically on the US 199 project details. The Grants Pass <br />newspaper made this meeting appear to be more on the project itself than on funding for the <br />entire area. As such, most of the attendees were from the Grants Pass area. Citizens wanted <br />to be involved and were generally supportive of doing something to alleviate all of the <br />crashes and fatalities. Some interest was also expressed on the Ashland area bridge replace- <br />ment projects. Attendees were interested in incorporating context sensitive design solutions, <br />particularly on the interchange 14 structure in Ashland. <br />ROSEBURG (2), November 14, 2006 <br />22 attendees <br />General Comments: <br />• Comments were mostly around the Winchester interchange, Diamond Lake Blvd @ Stephens <br />Street improvements, Rolling Hills Road Signal on OR 42, and the passing lane on OR 42 <br />west of Winston. <br />Page 375 <br />