Paul,
No response necessary. Just keeping you in the loop on ODOT red tape.
I know the standard answer for ODOT is it has its rules. Perhaps in future your internal discussions for revamping and streamlining ODOT procedures you can look at a simple process for these types of cleanup projects. We had the staff and markings to do this months ago but ran into more ODOT red tape. So, as I said below it will sit. It’s ODOT’s intersection and will be ODOT’s problem going forward. We tried to help make things better but I can’t spend $20,000-$50,000 in design services every time we do these things. Its beyond frustrating.
Regards,
Gerald Fisher, P.E. | Public Works Director
City of Molalla
117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR 97038
Office: 503.829.6855 | Direct: 503.759.0218
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From: Gerald Fisher
Sent: Monday, September 14, 2020 3:43 PM
To: 'Larry.H.HALL@odot.state.or.us' <Larry.H.HALL@odot.state.or.us>
Cc: Marlene Nichols <Marlene.T.NICHOLS@odot.state.or.us>; Andy Peters <apeters@cityofmolalla.com>
Subject: City of Molalla pedestrian crossing
Hi Larry,
We will not be moving forward with this project. It has become too expensive and onerous to install simple crosswalk and lane striping meeting our TSP standards. There is no lane control or marked crosswalk at this location and this intersection has been a long time hazard to motorists and pedestrians in its current form. The turn lane section is provided in our adopted TSP which ODOT approved and continental crosswalks are an approved marking on ODOT crosswalks excluding signalized intersections.
ODOT is asking the City to do a full engineering design of the intersection that should have been done when this residential development went forward back in the 1990’s. We don’t have the funding for design, traffic studies, etc. in order to meet ODOT review criteria. So it will sit as is. Perhaps the intersection problem will be addressed as part of the RAB project if the limits go back that far.
Regards,
Gerald Fisher, P.E. | Public Works Director
City of Molalla
117 N Molalla Ave. | PO Box 248 |Molalla, OR 97038
Office: 503.829.6855 | Direct: 503.759.0218
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From: HALL Larry H <Larry.H.HALL@odot.state.or.us>
Sent: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 8:15 AM
To: Andy Peters <apeters@cityofmolalla.com>
Subject: City of Molalla pedestrian crossing
Good morning Andy,
Here are the attached ODOT review comments for Crosswalk on Hwy 213 @ Meadow Drive, MP# 15.45-15.49.
Please incorporate and resubmit along with this comment log.
Thank you
Larry Hall
Larry Hall
2B Permit Specialist(Rotational)
9200 Lawnfield Rd
Clackamas, OR 97015
Office 971-673-6220
Cell 971-303-5059
E-mail larry.h.hall@odot.state.or.us
From: NICHOLS Marlene T <Marlene.T.NICHOLS@odot.state.or.us>
Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 10:27 AM
To: Andy Peters <apeters@cityofmolalla.com>
Cc: District 2B Utility Permits <d2bup@odot.state.or.us>
Subject: FW: Permit Application
Andy, this permit application is for ODOT District 2B since it’s on Hwy 213. District 2C is Hwy 211/161 from Hwy 213 intersection going towards Colton/Estacada. I’ve cc:d District 2B on this email. FYI
Marlene T. Nichols
District 2C - Permit Specialist
999 NW Frontage Road, Suite 250
Troutdale, Oregon 97060
Ofc: (503) 665-4006; Fax: (503) 665-4487
From: Andy Peters <apeters@cityofmolalla.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 5, 2020 10:04 AM
To: NICHOLS Marlene T <Marlene.T.NICHOLS@odot.state.or.us>
Cc: Adam Shultz <ashultz@cityofmolalla.com>
Subject: Permit Application
Good Morning Marlene, hope you are doing well! This application is for crosswalk and turn lanes the City is doing on Meadow Drive here in Molalla.
Thanks!
Respectfully,
Andy Peters
City of Molalla
Public Works Operations Supervisor
(503) 829-6855 x220
Cell: 503-793-0507
117 N Molalla Ave
Molalla, OR 97038