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Name Oassmcatlon Limits Key Considerations 31 US 101 Statewide US 30 to OR 6 · Segment contains several: potential, (Astoria to Retail Task Force recommended and Tillamook) adopted STAs and UBAs · Mostly low (under 10%) percent trucks 32 OR 62 Regional OR 140 to US 97 · Mostly low truck tonnage (under 0.99) and truck volumes (under 499) · Traverses Crater Lake National Park 33 Millican None OR 126 to US 20 · Not a state highway Road (Prineville to Millican) 34 OR 31 Regional US 97 to US 395 · Low truck tonnage (under 0.99) and (La Pine to Valley truck volumes (under 499) Falls) · The addition of OR 140 as an OHP freight route will provide increased connectivity in the region ¥. Highway Segment Designations and Management Plans One of the key reasons for the evaluation of additional freight routes is to assess the objective of maintaining a safe and efficient system and the recognition that many communities have grown up along these statewide travel routes. Policy lB of the 1999 Oregon Highway Plan recognizes that state highways serve as the main street of many communities and it strives to maintain a balance between serving these main streets and the through traveler. Policy lB applies to all state highways and provides guidance to ODOT regarding system management planning and implementation activities. It is designed to clarify how ODOT will work with local governments and others to link land use and transportation in transportation plans, facility and corridor plans, plan amendments, access permitting and project development. The role of ODOT and local governments in designating highway segments is to work together so that planned community development patterns are individually tailored yet also meet statewide highway needs for safety and mobility. Highway Segment Designations include Special Transportation Areas (STA), Urban Business Areas (UBA), and Commercial Centers (CC). The process for designating highway segments begins with the identification of an area in a local transportation system plan, facility plan, downtown plan or other adopted plan. Through communication and cooperation, the local jurisdiction and ODOT reach agreement on the specifics of the designation. ODOT will not proceed without written support by the local government for the designation. Once the parties have reached agreement, the OTC formally designates the segment. For segments not on OHP freight routes or MPO/Metro RTP freight systems, the process ends with the Commission's action. In January the OTC adopted 133 segment designations around the state, most of them in downtown areas of small and medium sized cities. Most of them are not located on currently designated freight routes, DRAFT September 1, 2004 15