Hunnell Road: Loco Rd to Tumalo Rd Improvement
NEWS
For current road construction information, please view our Weekly Road Construction Update at www.deschutes.org/road/page/news-and-closures.
The updated Hunnell Rd project schedule is posted below. Construction has been delayed due to ongoing utility conflicts throughout the Project limits. The Hunnell Rd Improvement project is now anticipated to be complete in late April 2024.
Bid proposals were received on December 7, 2022. The Contract was awarded to High Desert Aggregate & Paving, Inc. on January 3, 2023.
Information from the November 18, 2020 virtual presentation, including the presentation slideshow and project concept plan, is available for download under “Supporting Documents” below.
Questions and comments regarding the project and concept plan can be submitted using the “Questions and Comments” feature below.
PURPOSE AND NEED
The segment of Hunnell Road between Loco Road, at the northerly Bend city limit, and Tumalo Road is a north-south collector road, collecting traffic from various lower-order local roads and adjacent properties and distributing that traffic to higher-order arterial roads and principal highways via Rogers Road, Tumalo Road and Cooley Road. Presently, the segment of Hunnell Road between Loco Road and Rogers Road is an unimproved dirt road, portions of which are only passable by high-clearance vehicles, while the segment between Rogers Road and Tumalo Road is a combination of gravel and paved road with variable widths.
Since 1998, the Deschutes County Transportation System Plan (TSP) has identified projects to improve Hunnell Road; the current County TSP identifies these projects as high priority projects. Additionally, the current City of Bend TSP identifies projects to construct the portion of Hunnell Road north of Loco Road within the Bend Urban Growth Boundary as a collector road and to upgrade and realign Hunnell Road south of Loco Road to Cooley Road.
Improvement of the road will provide for enhanced mobility, connectivity, and safety along the corridor.
SCOPE OF WORK
The Project scope includes:
- Constructing and improving the roadway to meet minimum collector road standards regarding roadway geometry.
- Implementing traffic calming measures to reduce speed and maintain community livability.
- Improving intersection safety through the corridor.
- Removing roadside hazards.
Current project exhibits are available under “Supporting Documents” below.
ESTIMATED COST AND SCHEDULE
The current estimated project cost is $6.1 million
Anticipated project schedule
- Preliminary Engineering: March 2020 – December 2022
- Construction: January 2023 – April 2024
