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EXHIBIT C~2 TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM CH2~HILL Alternatives Considered- WEP PREPARED FOR: Jim Co>dODOT PREPARED BY: Jay McRae, PE/CH2M HILL coP~ES: Mark Greenfield/GA Amy Hopper/CH2M HILL DATE: October 4, 1999 Purpose of Memo The development of the West Eugene Parkway Project from West 11th Avenue easterly to Garfield along Highway t 26 has spanned over three decades. Numerous alternatives have been considered and many have been rejected for a variety of reasons - engineering infeasibilky, inconsistency with loc~l plan, adverse impacts to natural msoumes, and unreasonable socio-economic impacts - to arrive at a build alternative that best satisfies the purpose and need for the project. The Modified Project (Northern Alternative) is the recommended WEP alternative. The alignment includes a section that would extend part of the facility a short distance onto agricultural land west of the Eugene-Springfield Metro area Urban Growth Boundary (UGB)~ The Transportation Planning Rule (TPR) governs transportation facilities and improvements located outside the UGB specifying which facilities are appropriate in rural locations. Any' facilkies which are not specified in the TPR require goal exceptions to locate on rural lands. The exception statement required by the TPR must address the identified transportation need and explain why that need cannot reasonably be accommodated through alternative modes~ or by locations not requiring an exceptiom The TPR also requires the ~dentificafion and justification of the factors used to determine why alternatives not requiring goal exceptions cannot reasonably accommodate the nee& Under the TPR the recommended WEP alternative would require exceptions to Goals 3~ 4~ 11 and This memo is not an exception statement, the purpose is to provide a record of background ~nformation and facts regarding the alternatives considered for the West Eugene Parkway Specifically, why those alternatives cannot accommodate the project need. The basis of this paper is the Draf~ SEIS with additional research and information added as necessary. This document considers the following topics: Background Purpose and Need - description of basic premise of the project Project History - discussion includes general evolution of the project to date and planning context Decision Criteria - constraints~ goals, and objectives ~ro~ect Context System Assumptions - fundamental assumptions related to the transportation system EXHIBff C-2 - FiNDiNGS