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Council sets workshop after debate over May Valley traffic, I‑90 crossings and future-streets map
Summary
Councilors and staff discussed May Valley growth, I‑90 bridge sewer pipe risk, constrained interchanges, and a contested "future streets" map. Council scheduled a focused study session to resolve competing transportation analyses and the scope of the comprehensive-plan transportation element.
City staff and developers debated how to manage traffic and conveyance for major growth in the May Valley urban growth area during the study session.
City transportation and stormwater staff said the city’s traffic studies show a number of intersections and ramps near I‑90, Hanson Road and the west-side frontage roads could reach or exceed capacity as growth continues. The 2019 Perti study modeled multiple intersections and forecasted level-of-service deficiencies at several locations if an off-ramp were closed; staff told council that the state later decided not to close that off‑ramp in the near term, which changes impacts.
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