Corvallis-Albany Bikeway Project Timeline
Corvallis-Albany Bikeway Project Timeline
Updated October 2023
2023
Construction of the Hickory to Rainwater connection is tentatively scheduled for 2025. County has received Community Paths Grant funding for a North Albany Refinement Plan (Rainwater to Scenic) and a Carbon Reduction Program Grant for a refined alignment and preliminary (30%) design from Merloy to Scenic – the balance of the project. Having this preliminary design in hand, the County will competitively look for additional funding for construction. Exciting times!
2021
The County began extensive public outreach related to project. Tentative construction schedule is set for the Pilkington to Merloy connection of the project. in 2024.
2020
The County coordinated with the Oregon Department of Transportation on a design of a multi-use path parallel with Highway 20 between Conifer to Merloy and has contracted with David Evans and Associates to provide design services.
2018
Project placed on hold.
2017
The Benton County Board of Commissioners approved work into Phase II of the project.
Several Stakeholder, project team and Technical committee meetings took place, narrowing route options and consultant team presented stakeholder recommendation to the BOC, who voted to proceed with Phase III of project. Project team began preliminary design.
2016
Barney and Worth conducted interviews to interested parties and conducted scenario analysis. Community events were held to gauge public interest and route maps were added to project website.
Click here to view Presentations, Surveys and Project Documents
Project Phases
Phase I
In Phase 1, the community’s input was gathered through surveys, interviews, and a public open house.
The results of the surveys were shared during the open house, and comments from attendees are available online here.
The County Commissioners considered this information during a work session on December 20, 2016. On January 3, 2017, the county board authorized the staff to proceed with Phase 2.
Phase II
During Phase 2, the aim was to involve the community in the research and decide on the most suitable conceptual route from the available options.
A conceptual spot was selected along Highway 20, commencing from Conifer on the eastern side of the road and moving northwards until Bowers Slough (located just beyond Independence Highway). From there, it would go under the road and continue on the north side of Highway 20, heading eastbound towards Scenic Drive.
On June 6, 2017, the county board granted permission to the staff to proceed with Phase 3.
Phase III
The goal of Phase 3 is to perform the preliminary engineering of the selected route.
This phase includes engineering, cost estimates, environmental impacts, and citizen and property owner interaction and input.
Construction of the Pilkington to Merloy connection is tentatively scheduled for 2022.