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Appeal to be filed against Pinot-Casino Highway
It appears that the Pinot-Casino Highway (sometimes known as the Newberg-Dundee Bypass, which broke ground last week, although construction does not start until next year) has attracted legal opposition opposing the construction–albeit from an unusual place. Phase 1 of the project (which will likely be signed as an extension of OR18) runs from an intersection…
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$3.50 to Dundee
Yesterday’s O covers the report from Macquarie Infrastructure Group on finances for the Newberg-Dundee Bypass. The core package would require $3.50 tolls on both the bypass and 99W, plus an up-front investment of $150M by the State. Local residents would get a discount, paying $1.00 to use the bypass (the article does not explicitly say,…
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Train Wreck
Update 9/8/06 This morning the Oregionial Editorial Board weighed in, opposing tolling 99W where it would parallel the new bypass. Original Post: 9/5/06 the phrase quoted in this morning’s O from a county commissioner describing the potential toll road bypass around Newberg and Dundee: “That’s just not going to fly,” said Yamhill County Commissioner Leslie…
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Toll Road Moving Forward in Newberg
OPB is reporting that today the Oregon Transportation Commission approved a $20M pre-development agreement with Australian based Macquarie to investigate three potential toll road projects, starting with the Newberg-Dundee bypass.