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Mr. Poling thanked Mr. Dodson and Mr. Krug for the presentation. He said though the Harlow Neighbor- <br />hood Association was not going to be tremendously impacted they would still appreciate being updated on <br />the project. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling asked if there were plans to expand Franklin Boulevard to seven lanes. Mr. Dodson replied that <br />ODOT had picked a conservative cross-section in order to provide a hole big enough under the bridge to <br />expand the road to the “worst case.” Mr. Henry stressed that neither jurisdiction was advocating for <br />expansion of the road to seven lanes. He said the future scenario for Franklin Boulevard included two lanes <br />in each direction, two EmX lanes, and some additional width. <br /> <br />Mr. Pryor averred that it was worthwhile to balance the transportation needs, environmental needs, and <br />esthetics. He was conscious of the costs and preferred a single span over the river. He expressed a <br />preference for the haunched bridge design. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman expressed surprise that the collateral projects were more expensive than the bridge itself. She <br />wondered what was included. Mr. Henry responded that the elevation of the roadway to the bridge had to be <br />raised. Mr. Dodson added that Franklin Boulevard ramps would also have to be raised and this would <br />include construction of a wall. Mr. Henry clarified that the bridge would have to be higher because of the <br />railroad tracks. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman asked if there was a planning process in preparation for application for the greenway permit. <br />Mr. Henry asked Associate Planner for the Planning Division, Ann Siegenthaler, to respond to the question. <br />Ms. Siegenthaler explained that there would probably be five or six land use approvals through the process <br />of bridge construction and some of those would require council approval. She said the details on the permits <br />were not yet known. She stated that land use approvals included a greenway permit, a Metro Plan <br />amendment, and a Refinement Plan amendment. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman asked if there was a design option to construct a bridge with no piers in the river, such as a <br />suspension bridge. Mr. Dodson replied that there was no affordable option for that. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman asked for more detail on the costs that were arising from things other than the bridge. Mr. <br />Dodson replied that those types of costs were associated with the construction of the bridge and were <br />necessary to its construction. Mr. Henry added that ODOT did value engineering throughout a project and <br />actively looked for ways to reduce the costs. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman asked when ODOT representatives would come before the council again in regard to this <br />project. Mr. Dodson projected that they would return in a year, after final design work had begun post the <br />environmental assessment. He added that any time the council wished to ask ODOT staff to come and speak <br />about the project they could do so. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman said she liked suspension bridges. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy was appreciative of the work that ODOT was doing to get out in front of the environmental <br />impact. She welcomed hearing from the community on both the environmental and visual impact. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka echoed Ms. Bettman’s preference. He asked how much it would cost to build a bridge with one <br />or no piers. Mr. Dodson replied that it would add at least $30 million to the project cost. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—Eugene City Council June 11, 2007 Page 8 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br />