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Thirty ideas were initially identified with the help of a Technical Advisory Committee and Executive Committee made up of engineers, planners and leadership from the City of Vancouver, Clark County, Southwest Washington Regional Transportation Council, and C-TRAN.
Based on community values expressed in two online surveys, stakeholder conversations, and screening the ideas to address safety issues cost effectively, the ideas were narrowed down to three concepts. With input from the community, agency partners, area schools, businesses and emergency services, WSDOT selected the Right In, Right Out concept to improve safety along SR 500 in Vancouver. Emergency service providers and the public were most supportive of the Right In, Right Out concept, because it balances significant safety improvements to SR 500, while maintaining some connectivity to SR 500 from local streets.
Due to the persistent safety need, internal funding has been secured to provide immediate safety improvements as soon as this fall. These improvements will include removing the traffic lights at both intersections, installing barrier in the middle of the highway, restriping the roadway to extend merging lanes, and reconfiguring both intersections to safely direct traffic on and off SR 500.
Designing and constructing a new grade-separated crossing at Northeast 54th Avenue/Northeast Stapleton Road is more complex and will take longer to implement.
Implementation may occur in steps over time.
Safety
Improved Travel Times
Access to SR 500
Cost Estimate
SR 500 Safety Study Concept Input Report (pdf 75 kb)
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