Newberg-Dundee Bypass Trail

This trail, like the bypass above it, will connect Newberg to Dundee. It will feature two bridges, making this busy traffic artery completely traversable by pedestrians and bicyliclists for the first time, thus providing much-needed connections for work, commerce, and recreation, as well as improving safety and emergency access. CPRD began the planning for the Chehalem Heritage Trail network over 10 years ago. This trail could prove to be one of CPRD's most ambitious projects yet.

Total cost of the project

• Phase I: $2,600,200.00
• Phase II:  $3,800,000 (River Street to SE 8th Street in Dundee with a substantial crossing of Chehalem Creek Canyon)
• Total cost of project: $6,400,200

The project has been endorsed by Yamhill County Parkway Committee, City of Newberg, former Yamhill County Commissioner Casey Kulla, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, Friends of Yamhelas-Westsider Trail, and Taste of Newberg. You can read their letters of support at the bottom of this webpage.

ABOUT PHASE II - from River Street in Newberg to 8th Street in Dundee 

June 2023 - CPRD's grant application was not selected to move forward with Phase II.

Sept. 2022 update - CPRD is seeking financial support through municipal partner matches and the 2022 cycle of the ODOT Community Paths Grant.

Completing the Phase II segment will connect the Edwards Elementary School at SE 8th in Dundee to existing and developing neighborhoods, planned waterfront public facilities, and other public infrastructure (Newberg Library, Chehalem Cultural Center, multiple parks, etc.). Phase 2 trail will provide a 10,000' multiuse path connecting the communities of Newberg and Dundee. This will be a much-needed safe and attractive pedestrian connection on ODOT’s Right-of-Way. It will provide an 800' bridge over the Chehalem Creek floodplain to make this connection. Residents between Scott Leavitt Park and Renne Park in Newberg, and near Fortune Park in Dundee, will all be within 0.3 miles of the proposed NDBT Phase 2 community pathway. 

ABOUT PHASE I
The proposed Newberg-Dundee Bypass Trail has been developing through years of discussions between municipal agencies from local to state levels, as well as community partners, and the foundational work of Yamhill County Parkway Committee. This trail would run from Industrial Parkway, beneath and parallel to the bypass near Wynooski St., and across a new footbridge which would be built over Hess Creek. This trail will connect residential areas to key destinations commercial, employment, and institutional destinations including: Fred Meyer, PCC Newberg and Providence Newberg as well as connections to existing and proposed parks, opening opportunities for recreation and home-to-work and home-to-school routes.

The 7,300' path project will connect existing pedestrian-friendly elements of the Newberg-Dundee Bypass (12' concrete path and 14' service road meeting ADA) to an existing 9,800' continuous network of sidewalks and bike lanes east of Highway 219 to create a safe and attractive community path that will improve livability by linking South Newberg to the Springbrook area. The net result will be a functional and attractive path over three miles long.

The proposed community path will be practical and cost effective, safe, attractive, and will have minimal environmental impacts. CPRD coordinated with ODOT and Newberg during Phase 1 design of the Newberg-Dundee Bypass resulting in: 2,300' of 12' concrete path, 1,300' of asphalt path, and 1,200' of sidewalk and sharrow-amenable on Industrial Parkway. The proposed 670 LF bridge crossing the Hess Creek floodplain with bridge deck below the Bypass bridge deck will provide an efficient and safe alignment with minimal environmental impacts and unique views along the Hess Creek floodplain.

NDBT will serve as a connection point for commuting between communities. Phase 1 will connect with an existing network of 9,800' of sidewalks and bike lanes east of Highway 219 to provide a 3.2 mile ped-bike corridor. There are employment centers at the east end of the corridor and residential areas as the west end. Completion of the full development will provide a safe and attractive, and primarily physically separated path, connection between Newberg and Dundee.

News: Phase I is awarded the new ODOT Community Paths Grant

May 2021 - We are thrilled to announce that CPRD has been selected to receive funding from ODOT’s new Community Paths Grant program. On Thursday, May 13th, the Oregon Transportation Commission approved 21 projects in the Oregon Community Paths program. Our application for Phase I was approved for our requested amount of $1,820,140. CPRD will now look to our supporters to help us fulfill the $780,060 match.

We are grateful to our strong supporters, who submitted letters and lended their support – the City of Newberg, Yamhill Parkway Committee, County Commissioner Casey Kulla, TVF&R, Friends of Yamhelas Westsider Trail, and Taste of Newberg. Special thanks to City of Newberg's Community Development Director Doug Rux for working diligently with CPRD Public Information Director Kat Ricker and GreenWorks principal Paul Agrimis (Portland-based consultant engineer).

Safety enhancement - This project is needed to provide a safe east-west connection for pedestrians and bicyclists over Hess Creek canyon. Phase 1 will safely connect Newberg residents to schools, employment centers, civic areas and parks. ODOT has calculated a TDI score of 1.4068 reflecting how the adjacent neighborhoods have relatively high numbers of disabled people and low-income families; this path will provide active transportation connectivity that is not available currently. The path alignment is direct and the setting has attractive elements to safely activate the path with recreational users as well.

Wynooski Street south of the Bypass is two-lane road that is 35 feet wide. The posted speed limit is 45 miles per hour and the road does not have sidewalks or bike lanes. The crash report indicates a total of four crashes along Wynooski over the period January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2019. 

Bicyclists - The Phase 1 Newberg-Dundee Bypass Trail (NDBT) will provide a much-needed multiuse community path connecting Newberg residents with schools (Edwards Elementary School, PCC Newberg), employment centers (Newberg SD, Providence Newberg, Fred Meyer, others); civic areas and parks. Phase 1 leverages ODOT, Newberg, and CPRD investments to create a 7,300 LF trail from the Industrial Parkway/S Springbrook/Highway 219 intersection on the east to the S River Street/E 14th Street intersection on the west. 

Phase 1 will provide an accessible path from a transportation disadvantaged residential area in southern Newberg to PCC Newberg, Fred Meyer, and Providence Newberg in eastern Newberg. Developing this 7,300 LF path west of Highway 219 will create an important link over Hess Creek connecting to 9,800 LF of sidewalks and bike lanes east of Highway 219.

Building Phase 1 will connect three existing segments of pedestrian and biking infrastructure (12-foot concrete path from Wynooski St. to River St., 14-foot ODOT service road, Industrial Parkway 5-foot sidewalk and City of Newberg on board to paint sharrows) to provide a functional network reaching over 3.2 miles.

Phase 1 will be primarily physically separated from roadways for 5,200 LF of the 7,300 LF of the project. The exception will be the 1,200 LF along Industrial Parkway for cyclists where the route will be marked with sharrows. There is an existing continuous curb-tight 5-foot concrete sidewalk there.

Outreach - CPRD engaged the community while preparing the Chehalem Heritage Trails Strategic Plan. The outreach included a Key Stakeholder Meeting (Oct 2009), Community Open House 1 (Nov 2009), and Community Open House 2 (Jan 2010). The proposed public outreach would be two virtual open houses (traditional open houses if public health guidance allows).