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ODOT tells Woodburn commission the interchange trip cap should remain
Summary
ODOT Region 2 staff told the Planning Commission it does not agree with removing the 2,500 peak‑hour trip cap in Woodburn's interchange area management plan, saying IAMP protections do not automatically expire with a TSP planning horizon and offering to work with the city on updates.
Representatives from the Oregon Department of Transportation told the Planning Commission they oppose staff’s proposal to remove the 2,500 peak‑hour trip cap from the interchange management overlay.
Naomi Zwerling, ODOT Region 2 planning and development review manager, said ODOT submitted written comments and does not agree with removing the cap. “We do not agree with the removal of the trip cap,” Zwerling said, adding that interchange area management plans and their protections do not automatically expire at the end of a TSP’s 20‑year planning horizon. She said the IAMP and the associated intergovernmental agreement remain in effect until parcels are developed or have development approvals.
Mark Bernard, another ODOT planner, noted that parcel‑by‑parcel trip budgets are used in other jurisdictions (citing a Coburg example) and described processes available to adjust mobility targets or pursue other traffic management tools. ODOT staff offered to work with the city to update the IAMP and the intergovernmental agreement if Woodburn pursues modifications.
ODOT’s testimony made clear the agency views the 2,500 cap as a protective element of the interchange management framework and not simply a planning‑horizon artifact. Commissioners heard ODOT’s position and asked staff about next steps and the legal/contractual pathway to amend either the IAMP or the IGA.
