Hermiston City Council approves new transportation system plan

HERMISTON — Hermiston is about to get a new transportation system plan The city council at its meeting Monday, Nov. 9, unanimously approved the plan. The new TSP will take effect 30 days after passage. The city adopted the plan in 1997 and has updated it four since. “Because of the growth in Hermiston since 1997, which is close to 30 years now, we’ve deemed that the existing TSP is no longer relevant to our growth projections,” City Planner Clint Spencer said. Accommodating 20 years of growth Spencer said the new 74-page TSP is designed to handle the next 20 years of growth in Hermiston. The city worked with consulting firm Kittelson & Associates to develop the new plan. Nick Foster, principal planner for the firm, went over the types of projects within the new TSP. Foster said the largest section of the plan deals with road and intersection projects. The goal of the projects is to prioritize activity centers and regional impacts.

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