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Canby urban renewal agency updates Logging Road pathway plan; project estimated under $550,000
Summary
City staff briefed the Urban Renewal Agency on the Logging Road Pathway, an 8-foot-wide, ADA-compliant asphalt path linking Logging Road to Highway 99. Engineers estimate the project will not exceed $550,000; staff said it could be out to bid within a month if the agency gives the go‑ahead.
Canby staff updated the Urban Renewal Agency on Jan. 22, 2025, about the Logging Road Pathway project and asked for general concurrence to proceed to bidding.
Jamie Sickle, Director of Economic Development, and Jerry Nelzine, Canby Public Works Director, presented the plan for an approximately 450‑foot, 8‑foot‑wide asphalt pathway on the southwest side of the Logging Road. The path will lead from the Logging Road down to Highway 99 where sidewalks exist, providing a pedestrian connection that avoids people walking on or across the adjacent short‑spur rail line and a private storage‑unit parcel.
Nelzine said staff explored a pedestrian bridge over the railroad but found that option cost‑prohibitive. The chosen alignment runs on city‑controlled property between the trail and a storage‑unit office, avoids railroad property, will include stacked block retaining walls and cyclone fencing for safety, and meets ADA standards.
City staff told the agency the engineering estimate — including design contingencies — should not exceed $550,000 and likely will come in significantly lower. The project is part of the urban renewal program; the city previously budgeted $1,147,000 for two urban renewal projects (alleys and the pathway). With the alley project completed under budget (reported at $371,000), staff said about $776,000 remained for other projects and that the pathway could be absorbed within that remaining allocation.
Nelzine said the project is “shovel ready” for bidding and that, if the agency and the city administrator agree, the city could advertise for bids within about a month. He estimated a construction timeline of roughly 10 months after contract award for related projects in the department, though the pathway itself may be completed sooner depending on scheduling.
Agency members voiced general support and asked for a rendering to be brought back with final bid prices. Staff said they avoided commissioning an expensive rendering before going to bid but will provide renderings and final contract prices when available.
If the agency gives direction to proceed, staff will coordinate final design, prepare bid documents, and return with bids and renderings before award.
