{"id":15,"date":"2010-01-04T19:50:40","date_gmt":"2010-01-05T02:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roguerent.com\/greenway\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2024-04-22T18:21:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T01:21:10","slug":"route-status","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/roguerivergreenway.org\/?page_id=15","title":{"rendered":"Greenway Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”50″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]The following is an update on what has been accomplished to date starting from the Grants Pass end moving toward Central Point and the Bear Creek Greenway Connection at Dean Creek Road:<\/p>\n

1:<\/span><\/strong> In Grants Pass at<\/span><\/span> Tom Pearce Park, a group of dedicated greenway supporters worked with Josephine County Parks and secured an OPRD Recreational Trails grant for approx. $156,000.00 to build the greenway through the park towards the City of Rogue River. Work is now complete and the trail is in!\u00a0 Nice job and congratulations to those dedicated volunteers and to Jo County Parks for making it all happen.<\/p>\n

2:<\/strong> The greenway trailhead at the Depot Street Bridge in Rogue River was opened officially in September 2007 but only the trail itself was built. The drinking fountain, pet station, signs, irrigation and landscaping of the first trailhead is now complete thanks to grants from State Farm Insurance, The Four Way Foundation, Pacific Power and Light and Clorox Greenworks as well as the generous donations from the community and the City of Rogue River.\u00a0 A big thank you to all who volunteered on October 3rd to help us plant over 1000 plants.
\n\u2013 see photo album for more details<\/p>\n

3:<\/strong> As many of you are aware 1 mile of paved trail has been completed from Wards Creek into Valley of the Rogue State Park. This section is heavily used and enjoyed by all ages.\u00a0 The final 2.5 miles to complete the trail from the Depot Street Bridge Trailhead through the park to Twin Bridges in underway!\u00a0\u00a0The trail has been\u00a0carved out and rocked and is expected to be paved and completed by the first week of June 2011.\u00a0 See Photo Gallery.<\/p>\n

Additionally this project includes the crossing at Wards Creek (a challenging piece) and resurfacing of the existing 1 mile of paved trail.\u00a0 This will connect the Trailhead at the Depot Street Bridge, the 1 mile of existing paved trail on the west end through to the completed Greenway trail at Twin Bridges Road and the VOR Boat Launch.\u00a0 It is a combined total of 3.5 miles of completed Greenway along the Rogue River to enjoy.<\/p>\n

Thanks to State Parks for their efforts to secure an ODOT TE Grant for $986,000.00 and for their willingness to secure the match funds. This piece has been\u00a0a long time coming\u00a0and we are all very excited to see it completed.\u00a0 A big thank you to Andre Briggs, Mg. at Valley of the Rogue State Park and Superintendent for OPRD SW Area and to the City of Rogue River – their support turned this vision into reality.<\/p>\n

4:<\/strong> ODOT has completed the section of Greenway trail leaving Valley of the Rogue State Park by the boat launch area going under I-5 on Twin Bridges Road. Islands have also been added by the freeway off ramp and stop signs are in the works for the bike\/ped crossings both at the boat launch and at the freeway off ramp intersection.\u00a0 As a part of the project listed under #3 in this list, the trail under\u00a0I-5 on Twin Bridges Road will be extended from the\u00a0new bike\/ped crossing up to North River Road.\u00a0 Scheduled to be completed by first week of June 2011.\u00a0 Thanks\u00a0to OPRD and ODOT Bikeways for the grant funds to make this possible.<\/p>\n

5: <\/strong>$375,000\u00a0has been secured from an ODOT Bikeways Grant for a section of Greenway trail within the Jackson County road right of way along North River Road between the Silica Mine and Del Rio Vineyards\/Rock Pt. Bridge. We still need to raise additional funds to complete this section as current funding doesn\u2019t cover it.\u00a0 The County will be going out to bid for the first phase June\/July 2011 with construction beggining August-October.\u00a0 We are also \u00a0working with Jackson County on creating a separated trail along side North River Road from Twin Bridges Road at VOR State Park to the Silica Plant and connecting to the completed phase 1 piece.\u00a0 Applicaiton is being made for a\u00a0$446,000.00 grant for the engineering costs that should be submitted Spring 2011.\u00a0 The RRG Foundation has raised the $46,000.00 match funds for this application.<\/p>\n

6: <\/strong>The section of trail from Del Rio Vineyards, under Rock Point Bridge, down to and over Sardine Creek has been funded thanks to OPRD and the Rogue Valley Council of Governments successful efforts to secure an ODOT TE grant for approx. $1.5 million dollars to complete the project.\u00a0\u00a0 Engineering firm David Evans & Assoc. won the design bid and by August 2011 the preliminary design plan was completed. The project was completed in Jan 2015.<\/p>\n

7:<\/strong> The Upper River Road paved area up to the second rail crossing\u00a0has been reviewed and approved by Solutions Team\u00a0II (a group made up of residents, recreational users, greenway, government and agencies) and their recommedations\u00a0were\u00a0submitted to the Jackson County Commissioners for review in January 2011.\u00a0 For more detailed information contact Craig Harper at the Rogue Valley Council of Governments.<\/p>\n

8:<\/strong> The Gold Ray Road\u00a0area near Gold Ray Dam: A conceptual trail plan has been agreed to through the Solutions Team I process, and adopted by the Jackson County Commissioners. \u00a0All agree that the road should remain open.<\/p>\n

9:<\/strong> At the corner of Gold Ray Road and Blackwell Road, Jackson County left the old vehicle bridge for greenway use when they built the new vehicle bridge.\u00a0 We are working with Jackson\u00a0County on the necessary improvements needed to make it safe and functional.\u00a0 We are also working with PP&L at the turn from Blackwell onto Gold Ray Road.<\/p>\n

10: <\/strong>Kirtland Road near Blackwell Road intersection. ODOT, Jackson County and the Greenway Foundation were the beneficiaries of an ODOT\u00a0grant for $1.2 million dollars to\u00a0build a bike\/ped underpass under the new vehicle Hwy 140 Expressway.\u00a0 Construction\u00a0of the underpass\u00a0and the\u00a0paved trail and fencing are now complete and it looks awesome!\u00a0 Hats off to ODOT District 8 for their hard work and support of the RRG project! \u00a0 We are currently working on connecting the new underpass with the Blackwell Bridge.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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