Tillamook: US 101/OR 6

What's New? What’s new with the Tillamook Project?

Learn more and comment at a public hearing/open house
The combined public hearing/open house will be on Wednesday, June 20 at the Swiss Hall (4605 Brookfield Ave, Tillamook, OR 97141). Stop by anytime between 4:30 and 7:30 pm.

SAC Meeting June 7
The next Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) will be held on June 7, 2012 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the Tillamook Bay Community College (4301 Third Street, room 214).

Check out the Project Updates!
We will be giving you a look into the project with project updates.

Project Funding
Learn more about this and other ODOT Jobs and Transportation Act (JTA) projects.

Project Briefing held December 7
Learn more about this event and review materials presented during the briefing.

February 2, 2011 Open House was attended by more than 40 people! Review materials shared at the open house and a summary of the event.

Open House October 5, 2010
at the Tillamook 911 Center(2311 3rd Street, Tillamook)

Open House January 27
Over 95 people attended the open house on January 27, 2010 (review the Display Boards for more information)

Second open house draws a crowd
The project team answered questions and handed out information to more than 100 people at the Tillamook Farmers' Market on June 13th.

More than 50 people attended the first open house on February 4, 2009, at the Tillamook Library. Read more about the event.

First newsletter available now Read the first newsletter for the project, which announces the open house and gives some background on the project

Get Involved
Learn how you can get involved with the project.

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), in cooperation with the City of Tillamook and Tillamook County, proposes to improve the design and traffic performance of US 101 and OR 6 in downtown Tillamook and across Hoquarten Slough. OR 6 follows the 1st and 3rd street couplet and US 101 follows Main and Pacific avenues in downtown Tillamook. These narrow streets were not designed to safely carry the large volume of traffic – particularly truck traffic – that is using these streets today.

The proposed project would extend the US 101 couplet to the Hoquarten Slough by extending Pacific Avenue north of 1st Street and replace the existing bridge with a new four lane bridge. The new bridge would be up to 5 feet higher than the existing bridge. The proposed project would also widen the travel lanes on Main and Pacific Avenues from 1st Street to 4th Street by narrowing the sidewalks.

ODOT is now preparing an Alternatives Analysis Report for public review. This is report documents the effects of the Build and No-Build (do nothing) alternatives to the transportation system, as well as to the natural and community environment. The Alternatives Analysis Report will be available for public comment in June, and ODOT will select a preferred alternative in July 2012. Construction of this project has been funded as part of the State of Oregon’s Jobs and Transportation Act of 2009.