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Residents urge ODOT to improve Highway 101 bike and pedestrian safety; council approves limited night work for ADA ramps
Summary
Two residents told the North Bend council that Highway 101 and nearby streets are dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians because of high speeds, missing striping and sidewalk obstructions. The council later authorized ODOT to do night work on ADA ramp replacements with a restriction on noisy demolition before 11 p.m.
Two residents used the public-comment period at the North Bend City Council's Jan. 14 meeting to urge the city and Oregon Department of Transportation to improve bicyclist and pedestrian safety along U.S. Highway 101 and adjacent streets.
Dean Lunder, who identified himself during public comment, said he and a partner have worked for more than a decade on a plan to connect the boardwalk with pedestrian and bicycle paths and asked the council to forward a formal notification to ODOT about safety issues. Lunder told councilors the state highway lacks consistent striping and signage where it runs through North Bend and that sidewalks have utility poles that obstruct pedestrian access. "It's a formal notification to…
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