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Council pauses Neighborhood Street Safety contract after objections to Chamberlain and Century crossing designs
Summary
Councilors on June 4 declined to authorize KNE Excavating’s construction contract for three Neighborhood Street Safety Program projects (Archie Briggs sidewalk infill; Chamberlain/Redmond median and sidewalk improvements; and a new enhanced crossing of Century Drive at Mammoth). Speakers from nearby neighborhoods raised safety, sight-line and
Bend City Councilors decided June 4 not to authorize the construction contract for three Neighborhood Street Safety Program (NSSP) projects after extended public comment and council discussion about site selection and safety tradeoffs.
Background: NSSP is a multi‑year, neighborhood-driven program funded by a general obligation bond; earlier rounds built 22 of 25 projects. The three projects included in the bid package submitted by staff to council were: (1) sidewalk infill on Archie Briggs Road; (2) paving, a speed hump, and enhanced median crosswalks on Southwest Chamberlain Street at Reed Market; and (3) an enhanced crosswalk across…
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