Neskowin Emergency Access project currently advertising. Construction Call for Bid for this project was advertised in the Headlight Herald and the Daily Journal of Commerce, December 2, 2020. The bid closes January 21, 2021. Please email jsteinba@co.tillamook.or.us for the bid package. The Permits and Geotechnical report is provided here for for reference for this Call for bid and will be a part of this project
Cape Meares Road Relocation Project
Project Information and Schedule Updates:
The County, in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Western Federal Lands Highway Division (WFL), is working on preliminary design and environmental reviews for the Cape Meares Road Relocation project (see vicinity map). FHWA is the lead federal agency for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review.
See link for the environmental review schedule: Road Relocation Environmental Review Schedule
Environmental Assessment Report: Public Meeting November 2nd, 2017 to receive comments. The meeting will be at the Tillamook County Library meeting room from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Hard copies of the Environmental Assessment Report are available to the public to review at the Tillamook County Library Main Branch and at the OSU Extension office on 3rd Street.
Environmental Assessment Report; Appendices; Appendix A Alternatives Analysis; Appendix B DLCD Oregon Coastal Management; Appendix C Wetlands; Appendix D Biological Resources and Survey; Appendix E Biological Assessment; Appendix F Agency and Tribal Coordination
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) ; FONSI Public Notice
Funding Status:
The County has secured approximately 12.5 Million in funding for the project. The local match of 10.27% for $10.1 Million is $1,037,270.00.
The purpose of the project, as currently defined, is to restore service on Cape Meares Loop Road and reopen this section of the Three Capes Scenic Route which provides visitor access to Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge and Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint and Lighthouse.
The project proposes to construct a bypass around a historic landslide area that closed a 1.5 mile section of Cape Meares Loop Road located between the communities of Oceanside and Cape Meares on January 11, 2013.
Cape Meares has documented ongoing landslide activity dating back to the late 1890s. The hillside is prone to rapid and significant movement, with the slide moving approximately nine feet between 2007 and 2013. An emergency bypass of the active slide area on Cape Meares Loop Road was built in 2007, but additional slide activity in early 2008 prompted the County to complete a damage assessment. The assessment documented that the roadway had moved approximately 90 feet since the 1960s when the road was originally constructed.
With Cape Meares Loop Road closed to through traffic, visitors and local residents may only access the wildlife refuge and lighthouse from the south. According to visitor counts in 2011 and 2013, there was approximately a 12 percent decrease in visitors to the wildlife refuge and lighthouse following the closure of Cape Meares Loop Road. Additional benefits of the project include providing a tsunami escape route for the communities of Oceanside and Cape Meares and an emergency detour route for Oceanside and Netarts when Highway 131 is closed due to slope failures. Additionally, when slides and roadway closures occur on Bay Ocean Road, the community of Cape Meares is cut off from emergency services, schools and jobs. Construction of the bypass will alleviate the concerns caused by the current roadway closure.
Public Outreach:
The County has been doing ongoing public outreach regarding the project. The following is a list of meetings and presentations held by County staff:
Public Outreach Type
Date
Notes/Comments
Public Notice: Road Closure
01/11/2013
County has provided updates throughout the ongoing road closure.
Public Meeting
01/17/2013
County discussed the road closure at the Tillamook County Library.
Stakeholder Meeting
04/2013
County staff provided a project briefing and presentation regarding the road closure.
Public Meeting
05/19/2014
County provided an update on the road closure at the Board of County Commissioners’ public meeting.
Board of County Commissioners Workshop
06/24/2014
County staff provided a project briefing and presentation regarding conceptual alternatives to County Commissioners and public in attendance.
Public Meeting
10/06/2014
County staff provided a project briefing and presentation to the County Road Advisory Committee.
Project Article
12/10/2014
Article about the funding of a project alternative was published in the Tillamook County Headlight Herald.
Stakeholder Meeting
08/18/2015
County and FHWA staff met with OWD. Presented preliminary alternatives and discussed avoiding impact to the community’s water source.
Stakeholder Meeting
10/07/2015
County and FHWA staff met with a landowner representative. Reviewed project site and discussed preliminary alternatives.
ONA Meeting
04/02/2016
County staff provided a project briefing/update.
Oceanside Community Potluck Meeting
04/04/2016
County staff provided a project briefing/update.
Project Website
04/26/2016
Website is updated by County staff as needed. Provides option for electronic comment and/or written comment.
County Roads Advisory Committee Meeting
05/02/2016
County staff provided a project briefing/update.
Board of County Commissioners Meeting
05/04/2016
Commissioners reviewed project agreement between County and FHWA, item postponed to future meeting.
Project Article/Press Release
06/23/2016
Article about the project published in Tillamook County Pioneer.
OWD Board Meeting
12/13/2016
County staff met with OWD Board to provide a project update.
Project Article
12/14/2016
Article published in Tillamook Headlight-Herald
Oceanside Community Meeting
02/04/2017
County presentation to Oceanside community
Stakeholders Meeting
02/08/2017
County staff met with the Green Crow Corporation, owners of the Lighthouse Quarry
Cape Meares Community Meeting
02/17/2017
County presentation to Cape Meares community
Netarts Community Meeting
03/21/2017
County presentation to Netarts community
Board of County Commissioners Meeting
04/12/2017
Project update to County Commissioners
Public Meeting
05/01/2017
County staff provided a project briefing and presentation to the County Road Advisory Committee.
Kiwanis Meeting
05/31/2017
County presentation to Kiwanis
Cape Meares Loop Highway - Community Action Needed!
After years of work on federal permits, Tillamook County has finally set the local land use hearings necessary to restore the Cape Meares Loop Highway. The county Planning Commission will hold a two-part hearing: (1) Thursday, July 9, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. and (2) Thursday, August 13, 2020, at 7 p.m. Both take place at the County Courthouse, 201 Laurel Avenue in Tillamook.
The DEADLINE for comments is 4 p.m. on July 9, 2020. Mail or hand deliver your letter before then to: Tillamook Planning Commission c/o Community Development, 1510-B Third Street, Tillamook, OR 97141. Letters received by June 30, 2020 will be copied and included in the packets pre-printed for review by the Planning Commission Members
Public Comments/Questions:
You can post comments on this project on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Tillamook-County-Roads-Public-Works-338910082905955/
You can also mail comments to: Tillamook County Public Works, 503 Marolf Loop Road, Tillamook, OR 97141
Previous Studies and Project Information:
OTAK Engineering Consultants Cape Meares Final Technical Memo is available here for your review Engineers Report; Engineers Costing;
Here is the Cape Meares Power point presentation 06/24/2014 presented at the Board of County Commissioner's workshop, and Audio of the workshop.
Alternatives Analysis Memo 01-20-2017
Appendix C Map of Preliminary Alternatives
Neskowin Emergency Egress Construction Project: May 28, 2016 Public Meeting Status Report;
Some of our Past Projects
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