I just posted to Facebook-

"OK Boulevarder's!. I spent this afternoon taking a nice visit out to the local Federal Highway Administration Office to bring you an official update!

Basically, we are waiting on ODOT not the FHWA. All four designs including a "no build" and "going back to the street grid" alternatives are still in the running.

ODOT has not completed detailed traffic analysis and design (before final design) for the final environmental review that the FHWA requires.

Because of FBB's and the broader public's efforts, the selection of which alternative will be prefaced by which alternative has the least environmental and socioeconomic impact.

While there is no firm date set, it was suggested to me that the submission and scoring of these various choices may occur this spring. Ideally, one of the options would rise to the top.

There were some suggestions as to how FBB may continue to assist in the process. I will be going over the details with Bob and the team to see how FBB may proceed in the next few months."


Btw- you can join Friends for a Better Boulevard here- https://www.facebook.com/groups/BetterBoulevard