MEDFORD, Ore.- Starting Monday, a Medford project over a decade in the works will finally break ground.
The Springbrook Road improvement project will start its first phase of construction January 4th. The project has been delayed for over a decade, but now has enough funding and priority to start work.
The improvements will add sidewalks, a center turning lane, bike lanes, and street lights. Cory Crebbin with Medford Public Works also says the addition of a roundabout is not only cheaper for the city but better for drivers.
“If you have accidents at a roundabout, vehicles are moving slower and in the same direction so there are very few injuries and fatalities at roundabouts whereas there are lots of them at traffic signals,” said Crebbin. He also explained the importance of adding sidewalks in an area with two schools (Kennedy Elementary School and North Medford High School) and and a park.
The number of major criminal and civil trials has dropped during the pandemic.
The Multnomah County District Attorney s Office announced the conviction of two teenagers on weapons charges in early December. Both were charged in connection with a May 2019 shooting that sent bullets into homes, businesses and vehicles. Both defendants were convicted of unlawful use of a firearm, a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
Although the number of shootings in Portland is on track to double this year, the DA s office said this was only the third felony trial to be held in the county since March and the only one involving a shooting.
The number of major criminal and civil trials has dropped during the pandemic.
The Multnomah County District Attorney s Office announced the conviction of two teenagers on weapons charges in early December. Both were charged in connection with a May 2019 shooting that sent bullets into homes, businesses and vehicles. Both defendants were convicted of unlawful use of a firearm, a Class C felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
Although the number of shootings in Portland is on track to double this year, the DA s office said this was only the third felony trial to be held in the county since March and the only one involving a shooting.