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Bend council signals support for speeding up Bond and Reed Market roundabout project
Summary
City staff outlined design options, safety tradeoffs and a potential schedule shift to move the Bond and Reed Market roundabout into earlier design and construction years; council asked staff to return with cost and alternative analyses and a possible move in the capital improvement program.
Bend City Council members on Tuesday signaled preliminary support for bringing forward design and construction of the Bond and Reed Market roundabout after a work-session briefing on congestion, evacuation concerns and potential design alternatives.
City Engineer Brian Oster and consultant Scott Barrett of Kittles and Associates described a concept for converting the existing single‑lane roundabout into a partial multi‑lane configuration, explained tradeoffs for pedestrians and cyclists, and outlined a schedule that could move design from 2028 to 2026 and construction from 2029 to 2027 if council elects to reprioritize projects in the capital improvement plan.
The proposal would create dual‑entry/ single‑exit legs at some approaches to the roundabout — similar to the Fifteenth and Reed configuration — to prioritize heavier turning movements and reduce queued backups. Barrett said the concept is preliminary and not a refined 30% design. “Today, it functions as a standard single‑lane roundabout… What we landed on for a concept is a lot like what Fifteenth and Reed is today,” he said.
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