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The TAMP establishes that the best way to maintain the functional use and safety of the interchange and to preserve the public's investment is to apply Division 51, ODOT's access management rule requirements, along relocated Ehlen Road, between the relocated intersections of Bents Road and Dolores Way. This area along Ehlen Road between the relocated Bents Road and Dolores Way intersections is defined as the operational area of the interchange. Access management spacing standards for Ehlen Road are documented in the TAMP Access Management Plan, Section 5.5, and Figure 5.9 Preferred Alternative Access Management Plan. The Rule requires development and application of a methodology for determining access to properties abutting the highway and interchange that is consistent with key principles. TAMP Section 5.5.1.1 details the key principles used to evaluate how properties abutting Ehlen Road may retain or obtain access during and after TAMP implementation. These key principles were sent to all potentially affected landowners within the vicinity of the interchange along Ehlen Road in October 2019. Landowners had an opportunity to review the key principles, ask questions or get clarification from ODOT staff, and provide comments to ODOT. The access management key principles were presented at the stakeholder engagement meeting and project open house on November 13, 2019, and staff were available for questions, clarifications, or comments. (See TAMP Appendix M.) ODOT's access spacing standard for public roads is a minimum of 1,320 feet from the interchange ramps. The project team started with the key principle "move toward meeting the ODOT interchange access spacing standards." This key principle is consistent with OAR 734-051-1070 (Definitions) that defines implementation of access management strategies as those actions that help in "moving in the direction of the objective [spacing] standards..."The Preferred Alternative would relocate Ehlen Road west of 1-5 through the new Bents Road intersection and along existing Ehlen Road east of I-5 relocated the Dolores Way intersection. The Preferred Alternative relocates Bents Road and Dolores Way intersections approximately 800 feet from the interchange ramp intersections, an action that moves towards meeting the access management spacing standard, improves current conditions, and complies with Division 51. Furthermore, as part of TAMP implementation, ODOT intends to purchase access rights along relocated and existing Ehlen Road between relocated Bents Road and relocated Dolores Way, effectively ensuring that no new accesses would be allowed on this segment of Ehlen Road. In the interim between Phase 1 construction and Phase 2 funding and implementation, ODOT would rely on the Marion County access management spacing standards to protect operation and safety of the Phase 1 interchange improvements. (See TAMP Figure 5-10 for the Phase 1 Access Management Plan.) The TAMP complies with OAR 734, Division 51. STATEWIDE PLANNING GOAL 13. To conserve energy. Goal 13 focuses on land use planning and is not directly applicable to this action. STATEWIDE PLANNING GOAL 14: To provide for an orderly and efficient transition from rural to urban land use, to accommodate urban population and urban employment inside 1-5:Aurora Donald Interchange(Exit 278)TAMP:Supporting Findings for Marion County Adoption 13