About
The U.S. 101 Corridor Plan focuses on the highway segment that extends from the Chetco River Bridge in Brookings, through the unincorporated community of Harbor and south to the Oregon/California Border.
The plan examines how the highway operates both now and in the future, and identifies strategies to preserve and improve highway safety, operations and capacity. A multi-modal approach (including motor vehicle, transit, bicycle and pedestrian modes) was taken for the evaluation of corridor needs.
The study identified three primary goals.
The first goal is to promote the safety for all modes of travel by: identifying roadway improvements that potentially reduce crash rates and severity; evaluating roadway improvements that improve roadway geometrics; and providing adequate bicycle and pedestrian facilities.
The second goal is to promote the efficient operations for all modes of travel by: identifying roadway improvements that reduce traffic conflicts; evaluating roadway improvements that maintain mobility and reduce congestion and delays; and providing improvements that reduce the number of access points.
The third goal is to increase the likelihood that these improvements will be implemented and constructed. This will be done by seeking ways to keep costs down, building projects in phases, and minimizing environmental and land use impacts.
The study involves a 20-year planning period. It identified thirteen projects and developed a fact sheet for each that includes name, location and a description of the recommended improvement. These project sheets can be found in the
final plan).
Location
U.S. 101
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This five-mile section of the U.S. 101 corridor is located between the Chetco River Bridge (MP 357.98) and the Oregon/California border (MP 363.11). The project area begins at the south end of Brookings and passes through the community of Harbor.
Cost and Funding
To be determined.