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March 23, 2018 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com • 7A Construction impacts concern commissioners Truck traffic could strain local roadways By R.J. Marx Cannon Beach Gazette SEASIDE — Round two of Seaside School District’s presentation to the city’s Plan- ning Commission saw con- struction traffic and site ac- cess as key discussion items. Heavy truck traffic could rupture or damage city roads with with thousands of trucks carrying rock and concrete expected during the construc- tion process, commissioners said at Tuesday’s meeting. The city could see “alligator” effects to the asphalt from the many trips during the con- struction process. The district’s conditional use permit request includes plans for expansion of Seaside Heights Elementary School and construction of middle- and high-school facilities on 89 acres to the east of the el- ementary school, approved by voters in November 2016. Based on the projected trip generation of the campus af- ter relocation of Gearhart El- ementary School, Broadway Middle School, and Seaside High School, district traffic consultants estimated that Spruce Drive will carry a to- tal of almost 4,000 daily trips. “This amount of traffic is not considered unreasonable, for roadways classified as ma- COLIN MURPHEY/EO MEDIA GROUP Logs were removed from the site in 2017. Planning com- missioners fear future construction traffic could have an impact on city roads. COLIN MURPHEY/EO MEDIA GROUP Seaside School District board members toured the school construction site during logging operations. But along with traffic to and from school, construction traf- fic concerned Seaside planning commissioners, especially the 25,000 truck trips expected up and down local streets. jor collectors in urban areas, which can carry upwards of 7,000 average daily,” accord- ing to the Lancaster Engineer- ing Traffic Impact Study sub- mitted by the school district. “The number of cars that line up along Avenue S and 101 is incredible,” Commis- sioner David Posalski said. “Getting around that corner could be extremely problem- atic.” At the commission’s March 6 session, traffic im- pacts and safety were ele- ments of discussion. District consultants said they hope approval of their conditional The more trips, the more damage, and the heavier ve- hicles, the more the damage, Commissioner Bill Carpenter said. “A tractor-trailer weigh- ing 80,000 pounds is expect- ed to do 7,800 more times damage to a road than a pas- senger car.” The district expects 18,000 concrete trucks and 10,000 loads of imported gravel, he said. With added loads of asphalt, rebar and structur- al steel, construction traffic could exceed 25,000 truck trips, the equivalent of 1.5 million automotive trips over an 18-month period, which could significantly reduce the life of roadways. Carpenter suggested traffic be diverted to logging roads to mitigate some of these im- pacts, which would be great- est on Spruce Drive leading to the campus. Traffic is dependent on the weather and the sequenc- ing of the work, school dis- trict architect Dan Hess re- sponded. “The contractor would rather not use Spruce if they could avoid it.” But in bad weather, logging roads may not be an option. “Contractors want to stay off Spruce, but they have to be practical about how they do their work as well,” Hess said. Commissioners addressed concerns of backups along Avenue S near Highway 101, especially delays that could be caused by buildup of con- struction traffic. CONSTRUCTION McMinnville's Manufactured Home S U P E R S T O R E Where it’s a HOME Come visit us today to discuss your project! 1120 OLD SHERIDAN RD, McMinnville ACROSS FROM LOWES ON HWY18 & 99 503-435-2300 jandmhomes.com FLOORING CCB# 205283 y ou ou r r w ep alk ut o at n io n By Brenna Visser and R.J. Marx Cannon Beach Gazette Students at Seaside High School emerged from their building at precisely 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14, in a gesture of respect and remem- brance for their 17 peers who lost their lives in the Park- land, Florida, school shoot- ing on Feb. 14. The walkout, conducted in cooperation with school officials, came as classes paused for the 17-min- ute observance. Circling together in bands along the edge of the athletic field, students offered a mes- sage of mutual respect as they went one-by-one to the mi- crophone and expressed their thoughts in one-line comments: “I will respect my peers.” “I will stand up for oth- ers.” “I will show kindness and to everyone.” “I will not watch others be treated poorly.” “I will extend friendship to BRENNA VISSER/EO MEDIA GROUP Students at last week’s 17-minute walkout honor- ing victims of the Parkland, Florida, shooting at Mar- gery Stoneman High School. strangers.” “I will speak up when things aren’t right.” “I will be a voice for those who no longer have one.” Unlike many walkouts happening around the coun- try, student organizer Se- quoia Shand said the goal of Wednesday’s presentation was focused on advocating for “mutual respect” for one another rather than stark em- phasis on gun control. 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