After years of security considerations, the Oregon Division of Transportation says they’ll set up extra bollards to stop individuals from driving vehicles on the I-205 multi-use path.
The variety of individuals illegally driving vehicles on the 205 path and different paths within the area has elevated dramatically up to now decade. Official numbers aren’t obtainable, however anecdotally it’s change into frequent sufficient that for many individuals it’s the ultimate straw (together with private security fears, trash, and different hazards) that leads them to keep away from the paths altogether.
At this time on the Transportation Coverage Options Committee (TPAC) hosted by Metro, ODOT Area 1 Coverage Supervisor Chris Ford introduced one thing will lastly be executed about it. “ODOT is funding the addition of bollards at key areas alongside the I-205 and I-84 multi-use paths,” Ford shared. “That is to stop automobiles from driving onto the multi-use paths.”
I adopted up with the ODOT Area 1 media spokesperson and have confirmed {that a} whole of 29 bollards will probably be put in: 21 of them on the I-205 path and eight on the I-84 path. The I-205 challenge boundaries are from SE Holgate to Crystal Springs Boulevard. On I-84 the bollards will go in between NE 122nd and NE 181st (in Gresham).
ODOT will spend $450,000 on the challenge, which they are saying may also cut back vandalism to lights and electrical programs alongside the trail.
In April 2023, ODOT put in a number of units bollards on the I-205 path between NE Prescott and NE Fremont the place it goes by way of the Metropolis of Maywood Park (see above). In Might 2013, the Washington Division of Transportation put in bollards at an entrance to the I-205 path north of the Columbia River.
ODOT says this newest try to stop automobile customers from accessing the paths has already begun they usually count on all building work to be accomplished by June thirtieth.
Verify the ODOT challenge web site for extra info.
