Transition Parkway and Linear Park

 Project purpose:

Transition Parkway was designed to provide access to industrial property south of Conser Road.  This property has been zoned for industrial use since prior to the incorporation of Millersburg in 1974.  In addition to providing access to the industrial lands the road was designed to align with a proposed future interchange on I-5 and route heavy vehicular traffic away from Conser Road, with the intent to lower the 50-mph speed limit on Conser Road in the future.  Finally, the 80-foot road right-of-way, along with a 100-foot-wide linear park is designed to provide a buffer from future industrial development for residents along Conser Road.  The linear park includes a new twelve-foot-wide path extending from Old Salem Road to Woods Road, which will connect to the proposed Woods Road shared use path.

This new road and multimodal path are key to supporting the City’s vision for a future downtown/commercial area connected to a future school site, recreational fields, and YMCA facility near City Hall. 

Engineer:  Jacobs Engineering

Contractor:  Emery and Sons Construction Group LLC

Project Phasing and Schedule:

Phase 1 (currently awarded and under construction) – Includes the approximate eastern third of the project and water infrastructure on the west end that will enable Timberlab to connect to city water.  Construction began in September 2024 and is planned to be completed in October 2025.

Phase 2 (not yet awarded) – Includes the remainder of the project, connecting Phase 1 to the intersection of Conser and Woods Roads.  Timing of Phase 2 is dependent on timing and availability of funding as described below.  The City’s intent is to award and begin construction on Phase 2 before Phase 1 is complete.

Funding:

This project is funded by a combination of grants, system development charges, and property sales.  The state of Oregon is providing two grants:  Special Public Works Fund (SPWF)* which will help fund the water main, and Immediate Opportunity Fund (IOF) which will help fund the street.  These grants are being made available to the City because of the job creation and wages of Project DeLorean and Timberlab; this infrastructure is needed to support both projects.

Water, street, and park SDCs from Project DeLorean and Timberlab will be used to fund the water main, street, and linear park respectively.  Proceeds of the sale of property to both Timberlab and DeLorean will make up the remainder of the funding for the project. 

Finally, this property is a part of the State’s Regionally Significant Industrial Sites (RSIS) program.  In the RSIS program, the City can recover the cost of the infrastructure constructed to support industrial growth in our RSIS area through reimbursement of a percentage of future payroll taxes from the industries who locate here.  Of course, we cannot be reimbursed for grants, but it can help pay back any funds the City spent on the project.

*SPWF funding is actually a combination of a grant and loan.  The loan portion will be paid back with RSIS reimbursement funding.

Please look through the documents on this page and feel free to contact us with questions.  Please keep in mind that the images here are not the final construction documents.  Some aspects of the design may vary from those shown in these renderings.  The full set of bidding documents for the project is available on our website at the link below.