Transportation System Plan 2018-2038

Table 6-1 RVMPO Freight-Related Street Improvements Location Improvement Suggested Priority Actions Highw ay 62, I-5 to Table Rock Road Establish a traffic signal interconnect to minimize truck stopping Should be addressed by City and ODOT as a traffic signal coordination priority High Foreign T rade Z one area Needs improved connection between the F TZ and Highw ay 62 expressw ay High Proposed extension of Coker Butte Road west of Highw ay 62 to address this need. Highw ay 62 at Delta Waters Address congestion problems High Medium- High High Existing LOS E (V/C = 1.01) and future LOS F based on LOS Study . Identified for improvements. Crater Lake Avenue at Vilas and Highw ay 62 Improve traffic circulation Identified for improvements. Airport Road at T able Rock Road Add turning lanes County traffic operations analy sis should address this need Table Rock Road, other locations Add turning lanes Medium- High Evaluate and consider as part of the T able Rock roadw ay improvement project W. Main Street at Ross/Lozier Address congestion problems Low 2023 LOS F based on LOS Study . Identified for improvements. Proposed City Freight Routes The designation of a city truck freight route sy stem is a useful tool for identify ing and prioritizing project locations that affect freight m ovem ent. This system can also be used to iden tify locations where street improvem ents could be m ade to enhance the m ovem ent of large vehicles and/or to provide access to destinations with significant truck activity . As noted above, Figure 3-4 in the existing conditions chapter illustrates the regional freight route sy stem as developed by the Rogue Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (R VMPO) and incorporated into the 2001-2023 Rogue Valley Regional Transportation Plan . This freight route sy stem includes a State Freight Highway (I-5), and National Highway System facilities (I-5, Highway 62 and Biddle Road) along with a num ber of city arterial and collector streets. Also included in Figure 3-4 are specific locations where a significant level of truck activity is currently being generated, existi ng industrial and com mercial zoning within the UGB where truck activity might occur, and the location of the Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport and nearby Foreign Trad e Zone which m ay also generate truck activity . The regional freight route sy stem was used as a starting point for developm ent of a city truck freight route system . In developing this sy stem it’s im portant to note that designation of city truck routes would not affect localized truck circulation for business access and deliveries. Truck routes are m eant to direct through truck trips (e.g., regional truck traffic or trucks traveling between more distant portions of the city to facilities where truck traffic is m ore appropriate considering such factors as existing and proposed traffic volum es, roadway width, pavem ent design, surrounding land uses and other consideration. Figure 6-1 reflects the proposed truck freight route system within the Medford Urban Growth Boundary (UGB). The most significant change from the RTP regi onal freight sy stem illustrated in Figure 3-4 is the change in designation of Highway 238 from McAndrew s Road to Rossanley Driv e, which occurred with completion of the Big X project west of the I-5 North Medford Interchange. Several additional truck freight fac ilities have been proposed to be added to the regional routes shown in Figure 3-4. These routes serve areas where existing land use and/or zoning provide for industrial or Medford Transportatio n System Plan 6-4 Freight Plan