PAGE FOUR ' HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS. OREGON
Proposed. Klamath Faffffs
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1957
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THE WEST SIDE BYPASS is outlined in the full-width map
at the top of the page, beginning at the extreme left
with the northern approach to Klamath Falls of The Dalles
California U.S. Highway 97, showing the existing route
of U.S. 97 through the city via Kit Carson Way and
down Main Street to the Link River bridge. It also outlines
in broad dark lines the proposed new west side bypass
via California Avenue to the Link River bridge. The North
Klamath Falls interchange is outlined in more detail in the
map drawing on the right. The second cloverleaf ar
rangement, the Nevada interchange is shown in detail on
the extreme left, and the Main Street interchange at the
Link River bridge is detailed at the lower left.
By FLOYD L. WYNNE
The controversy over the build
H of a west side bypass for
the relocation of The Dalles-Cal
ifornia Highway on U.S. 97 was
under the spotlight Thursday morn
ing at a special hearing called
for the council chambers at city
hall.
A crowded council room attest
ed to tne interest in the pro
posed highway project, and from
the protests voiced it was clearly
evident that much misunderstand
ing has arisen regarding the proj
ect. The maps here outlined show
the overall route of the bypass
as well as detailing three of the
four cloverleaf arrangements. The
initial Interchange, at Kit Carson
Way on the north entrance will
permit bypass traffic to cut off
or continue on to the downtown
area via Kit Carson Way.
Traffic entering the bvDass at
this route, will then continue on
through the Nevada interchange
which provides traffic access from
Oregon Avenue with cloverleaf ar
rangements covering the area
from Oregon Avenue and Lytton
Street on the one side to Tunnel
and Lytton on the other.
The third interchange will be at
the head of Main Street at the
Link River bridge. This clover
leaf arrangement will permit traf
fic to come down Main Street or
detour via the bypass going in
either direction.'
The present plans do not call
for the completion of the final
link from the bridge out to
(he Ashland Junction. When ques
tioned on this point at the Thurs
day morning hearing. State High
way Kngineer W. C. Williams,
stated that this final link was not
yet on the drawing board.
The approximate cost of the
project was estimated at between
two and 22 million dollars, and
Williams indicated that if the
project is authorized by both the
Oregon Highway Department and
I he Federal Bureau of Public
Roads, actual construction work
would get under underway just af
ter the first of 1958. and the proj
ect should be completed in about
two years time.
The hearing brought forth ques
tions about the steepness of the
grade in the area of Conger
School, and Williams pointed out
that the grade would not be ex
cessively steep at this point. As
a matter of fact, he said, the
steepest point of the grade would
lie from the north interchange at
Kit Carson way to the Nevada
interchange. From there it will
more or less level off, he said
The fear was expressed that it
might create prohlems from run
away trucks such as happened at
Dunsmuir recently. Williams spiked
these fears by stating that the
grade was such that the trucks
would not even have to shift gears
and that such a happening was
impossible with the slight grade
at this point.
It was also pointed out, in re
sponse to queries as to the prox
imity of the bypass to the school
grounds of Conger School, that
the bypass would, be completely
fenced, and that the only way any
person could get on the highway
on foot would be by climbing
over the fence.
The biggest share of the objec
tions appeared to be based on
fear of property devalua
tion. This fear was expressed a
number of times, but countered
in part by expressions from per
sons who owned property in the
area of the bypass, yet were not
fearful of such an event.
The hearing also brought out that
the valuation of the area where
the bypass will be going will be
approximately one and one-half
million dollars whereas the down
town business area where the
most relief will be felt from the
bypass is valued in the vicinity
of 10 million dollars.
A number of persons reported
that while their property would be
concerned in one way or another
with the bypass location, they had
not yet been contacted by the
Oregon Highway Department.
The Nevada interchange appar
ently has created some difficul
ties, also, and in one instance a
dead end arrangement, under the
present plan, would block some
residents from access to their
homes. This problem, also, was
expected to be ironed out.
The project has been under con
sideration for a number of years,
but it wasn't until several years
ago that it began to take defi
nite shape.
It Is designed to facilitate the
flow of traffic around and through
the city of Klamath Falls. Indi
cations are that approximately I
65 per cent of Hie traffic on U.S.
97 is traffic that will stop in
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Klamath Falls. The bypass Is so
planned that the other 35 per
cent, including many of the truck
and trailer rigs that use this
route, may bypass the city with
out entering the congested down
town area.
Cost of the project will be di
vided, with the Bureau of Public
Roads putting up some 60 per
cent of the financing, and the
Oregon Highway Department pro
viding the other 40 per cent.
Councilman Walter Fleet indicat
ed at the hearing that if the by
pass were not constructed, it would
take a huge sum of money to re
build Klamath Avenue so that it
could continue to handle the
amount of traffic that it now does.
The transcript of the hearing
apparently will weigh heavily in
any considerations given the proj
ect by both the Oregon
Highway Department, and the Bu
reau of Public Roads.
But, if the interest indicated at
the hearing is properly captured
by the transcript of the testimony,
there appears to be no doubt that
the city of Klamath Falls should
see construction on the west side
bypass begin in earnest shortly af
ter the first of the year.
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