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ODOT presents 2024 congestion overview to Bend MPO: Bend growth outpaces statewide averages; signal operations cited as major local contributor
Summary
ODOT told the Bend MPO that since 2001 the Bend area's population and employment growth far outpaced statewide averages, and its analysis highlights signal-operations delay as a leading contributor to congestion in the Bend MPO area.
An Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) presentation to the Bend MPO Policy Board on Jan. 16 summarized findings from the agency's 2024 statewide congestion overview and highlighted regional implications for Bend.
ODOT engineer Chi Mai said the 2024 report found statewide increases since 2001 of about 25% in population, 13% in employment and 9% in vehicle miles traveled (VMT); in contrast, the Bend-area figures were much higher — roughly an 89% increase in population and 68% employment growth since 2001 — which places disproportionate demand on local infrastructure. "The burden on your infrastructure is real based on these numbers," Chi said.
The presentation distinguished…
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