Current Conditions

Safety Focus Area

The following locations currently experience above average crash rates. All other crash rates in the study area are below statewide averages. 

• Barnett Road/Golf View Drive – exceeds average crash rate 
• Garfield Street/Center Drive – exceeds critical crash rate relative to study area 
• Barnett Road/Golf View Drive – exceeds critical crash rate relative to study area 

The ODOT Safety Priority Index System (SPIS) identifies sites along state highways where crash history may warrant further investigation. It identifies locations by considering crash frequency, crash rate and crash severity. 

Sites identified within the top 5% are investigated by ODOT staff and reported to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The following intersections were identified in the top 15 percent of SPIS scores in the SPIS 2021 list: 

• OR 99/Stewart Avenue – top 15% 
• OR 99/Garfield Street – top 15% 
• I-5/Garfield Street Interchange – top 15%

Operation Focus Area

All study intersections meet operating standards under existing conditions with the exception of the I-5/Garfield Street interchange, which experiences traffic volume exceeding ODOT’s standards for the interchange’s relative capacity during the weekday AM peak hour. 

All freeway segments operate within standards. 

Queues from both the southbound and northbound ramp of the Garfield interchange are reported to back up onto I-5 for portions of the weekday AM peak hour.