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West 11th intersection repairs

turn lanes at west 11th intersections (chambers, bailey hill, bertelsen, possibly others) - needed anyway with WEP

reconfigure timing on west 11th traffic lights (needed anyway)

pedestrian safety improvements on west 11th, 99 (see ODOT "main street" guide) – needed anyway

driveway consolidation

intersection consolidation?

median strip - like in front of state offices just west of Garfield

Widening 126 to four lanes from Terry Street to Fisher Road would build new highway “modernization” outside the UGB, which would have many of the same land-use issues and induced growth impacts as the WEP. (It is likely that this alternative could be scaled back the widening and upgrade to West 11th, given the lack of over development west of Terry Street and the lack of money to build even a partial-WEP highway.) While widening West 11th to Fisher Road would have little or no impact on BLM lands, it would have similar “logical terminus” problems as the WEP, especially given Lane County’s formal recommendation to ODOT to study widening 126 to four lanes from Fisher Road to Veneta.
West 11th needs a median strip in the middle and safety shoulders (and maybe a sidewalk?) for pedestrian/bicyclist safety. It does not need to become a divided highway outside of town. Adding shoulders on 126 to Veneta would allow motorists with mechanical problems to pull out of the roadway, and make it less hazardous for pedestrians and bicyclists. This would cost much less than the WEP.

On ODOT’s list for future funded planning analysis are the following: • West 11th Expressway Plan—Beltline Intersection to Oak Hill;
p. 77 - Lane County Transportation System Plan, June 2004

West 11th project west of Belt Line to UGB

Widening 11th to five lanes to Green Hill would probably put Diess Feed out of business, an impact that would further accelerate the decline in businesses that serve local agriculture, which impacts the ability of farms to operate.
West 11th west of Terry Street needs a median strip in the middle and safety shoulders (and maybe a sidewalk?) for pedestrian/bicyclist safety. It does not need to become a divided highway outside of town. Adding shoulders on 126 to Veneta would allow motorists with mechanical problems to pull out of the roadway, and make it less hazardous for pedestrians and bicyclists. This would cost much less than the WEP.