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and 1-5. These congestion and safety concerns negatively impact the mobility of freight, agricultural goods, and passenger vehicles in the region. A primary objective of the Phase 1 project is to improve safety and operations by keeping the interchange off-ramp vehicle queues out of the portions of the ramps needed for safe deceleration from 1-5 mainline speeds or onto the 1-5 mainline itself. The extended lengths of the off-ramps and capacity improvements at the ramp intersections allow vehicle queues to be safely stored on the off-ramps. Realigning Bents Road to align with Bents Court at existing Ehlen Road will help intersection spacing in Phase 1; Ehlen Road realignment in Phase 2 (and a new Ehlen Road/Bents Road intersection in the west and new intersection with realigned Dolores Way in the east) greatly improve intersection spacing at the interchange and will reduce conflicts and queuing in the future.The DDI design of the interchange itself will improve traffic safety because there are no left turns across opposing traffic and most turning movements are controlled by signals. Another safety and traffic operation benefit is left and right turns can occur simultaneously. Most facilities currently present for people walking and biking in the vicinity of the interchange are in the form of roadway shoulders. The RTSP shows Ehlen Road as a corridor with shoulders more than 4 feet wide, but widths vary throughout the study area. Bents Road also has paved shoulders, but they are generally less than 4 feet wide. There are two locations where sidewalks are present; the east side of Dolores Way and along both side of Bents Court. (See TAMP Section 2.3.2.) The travel conditions for pedestrians and cyclists are discussed in detail in TAMP Appendix K. Using a Level of Traffic Stress (LTS) analysis, the project team found that in general Ehlen and Bents Roads are the most stressful (LTS high), due to their lack of separated pedestrian facilities or sidewalks immediately adjacent to high-speed roadways and, for bicycles, due to the speed of adjacent traffic (greater than 35 mph). Facilities for pedestrians and cyclists are required where plan recommendations include new or reconstructed roadway associated with the State highways or interchange design (ORS 366.514). A realigned Ehlen Road has a planned wider cross section under 1-5, which would include two lanes in each direction and bike and pedestrian facilities. Ehlen Road is anticipated to have marked bike lanes from Thunderbird Drive to the relocated Dolores Way and buffered sidewalks from Bents Road to Dolores Way. The new I-5 bridge over Ehlen Road will include a buffered, multi-use path for both pedestrians and bicyclists (TAMP Figure 5-4). There are no transit stops within the study area. Cherriots/SMART Route 1X (an express route) travels through the area on 1-5, as does the Oregon POINT bus, Greyhound, and the Bolt Bus. Interchange improvements will improve safety and mobility on 1-5, which will serve transit needs and the larger Marion County community. This Objective is met. Objective 1.2: Dedicate adequate resources to ensure that the transportation system is properly maintained and preserved. 1-5:Aurora Donald Interchange(Exit 278)TAMP:Supporting Findings for Marion County Adoption 15