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U.S. 199: Applegate to California Safety Improvements

Project Completed

Region 3: Southwestern Oregon (Cave Junction, Josephine)


​​This project will pave Redwood Highway from Cave Junction to O’Brien and apply a chip seal from O’Brien to the California border. Safety improvements include rumble strips, enhanced guardrail delineation, and flashing speed feedback signs.


Impacts

Schedule

Construction began in summer 2023 and most work was completed by fall.

Nearby wildfires in September 2023 forced the postponement of some work. The chip seal planned for Redwood Highway between O’Brien and the California border was completed during the summer of 2024.

Details

About

Redwood Highway between Cave Junction and the California border is damaged and cracking in many areas. The section of highway between the Applegate River and the border has seen many fatal and serious injury crashes in recent years. This project will address both problems.

The project will grind and pave U.S. 199 from Cave Junction to O’Brien (milepost 29.44 to 36) and apply a chip seal from O’Brien to the California border (milepost 36 to 41.6). 

Safety improvements include:

  • Rumble strips and enhanced guardrail delineation.
  • Solar-powered speed feedback signs, facing both directions at Kerby and Selma.
  • Advance flashers with side street vehicle activation at Riverbanks Road (MP 7.1) and Deer Creek Road (MP 20.2)
  • Passive solar-powered advance flashers northbound at Rocky Dale Road (MP 29.6) and southbound at Round Prairie Road (MP 10.0).

Location

U.S. 199 |

​U.S. 199 (Redwood Highway) from the Applegate River to the California border.


Cost and Funding

​~$5.8 million for pavement preservation and chip seal

~$2.5 million for various safety features 

Contractor

​Knife Riv​er Materials. 

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Project Contacts

Public Information Officer
Dan Latham
Email
Dan.Latham@odot.oregon.gov
Phone
541-817-5200

Senior Transportation Project Manager
Stephanie Bentea
Email
Stephanie.L.Bentea@odot.oregon.gov
Phone
541-957-3542

Last Updated

11/6/2024 3:39 PM

Project Number

22597