ODOT eyes Ford, Falcon and Dover improvements

At both Ford Lane and Falcon Lane ODOT plans to remove power poles and add pavement to the shoulders to make it easier for traffic to navigate right turns from and onto Highway 97.

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The Oregon Department of Transportation wants to close Bear Drive at Highway 97. After a high number of fatalities at that intersection, five in the last five years, ODOT says closing the intersection is the safest solution.

After six months of debate and passionate testimony, Jefferson County Commissioners asked for drawings of how ODOT would improve other intersections in exchange for closing Bear Drive.