MPO board backs ODOT expressway designation changes in regional comment letter

Aug 12, 2026

The Bend MPO policy board voted to support ODOT's proposed expressway designation changes — including removing expressway status on parts of US 20 and shifting Business 97 to the new US 97 alignment — and discussed access management and spacing for pedestrian/bike crossings.

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Tyler Deakey, Bend MPO manager, summarized ODOT’s six-year review of expressway designations and said proposed changes within the MPO area include removing the expressway designation on a stretch of US 20 and shifting the Business 97 designation to the new US 97 alignment.

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