Will the RiverBend campus significantly impact the traffic in the Gateway/Belt Line area?
A yearlong traffic study that involved a private engineering firm, the Oregon Department of Transportation and the City of Springfield concluded that the RiverBend development will not cause key intersections to exceed their design capacity. The transportation system for this growing part of Springfield was earmarked for improvements prior to Sacred Hearts planned development at RiverBend. PeaceHealth has agreed to provide an unprecedented level of transportation improvements, including nearly $20 million for the Belt Line/Gateway intersection construction, the Pioneer Parkway extension, and capacity improvements at the interchange of Pioneer Parkway and Highway 126. All of these improvements were deemed necessary long before Sacred Heart contemplated a move.
