During the planning and engineering of the North Spit Rail Spur a realignment of TransPacific Parkway was designed as a follow up to the completion of the rail project.  This will provide highway access to non-served industrial lands along the Parkway and create a safer rail crossing for road users.  The realignment will combine two road/rail crossings into a single signalized crossing and create safer intersection access for visitors to the southern portion of the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, as well as to nearby industrial sites.

Financing for the project is grant funds from the federal Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA:LU) and the Oregon Transportation Investment Act III (OTIA III) passed during the 2005 legislative session.

Project Status:  Port has received permit from US Army Corps of Engineers and is in the process of receiving permit from Department of State Lands.  The bid process is scheduled for May 2008 with construction may occur in Summer season 2008.

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