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Council authorizes amendment to IGA for Hawthorne Bike-and-Ped overcrossing, reallocates state and federal grants
Summary
Council approved an amendment to the agreement with ODOT allocating state lottery bonds, congressional directed spending and federal grant funds to the Hawthorne Avenue pedestrian and bicycle overcrossing and reducing the city's local contribution to roughly $956,000.
The Bend City Council voted July 16 to authorize an amendment to the intergovernmental agreement with the Oregon Department of Transportation for delivery of the Hawthorne Avenue pedestrian and bicycle overcrossing project.
City Engineer Ryan Oster told the council the change formalizes how multiple funding sources will be used on the project. The funding package now combines roughly $20 million in a federal RAISE grant, $5 million in state lottery bond proceeds, about $5.7 million in congressionally directed spending, approximately $962,963 in an Oregon Communities Pathways grant and smaller local contributions. Oster said using the state lottery award as the required match to the RAISE grant reduces the city’s local contribution to about $956,000 and brings the project total to roughly $32 million.
Oster said ODOT will be the contracting agency for federally funded elements (the city is not a federal-aid project delivery agency). He outlined a compressed schedule: structural design and procurement over the next two years with construction intended to start in 2027 and be substantially complete in 2028, and he warned that coordination with railroad owner BNSF and right-of-way work are key schedule risks.
Why it matters: the overcrossing is a signature multimodal linkage in the Midtown Crossings suite of projects (Greenwood, Franklin, Hawthorne) and is funded primarily by federal and state sources. Oster said the project must be contracted in time to satisfy federal grant conditions and that a number of design decisions (tower appearance, lighting and finishes) will require rapid council direction to keep the schedule on track.
Council action: Councilor Norris moved and Councilor Platt seconded authorization of an amendment and the motion passed on a voice vote. The staff presentation and the approved amendment allocate the listed grants and reduce the city's match obligation.
Follow-up: Oster said staff will meet with ODOT and the design team immediately and bring decision-ready options to council on aesthetic and interface details so the design can proceed in order to meet federal procurement timelines.
