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The Portland City Council on Wednesday amended an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the Oregon Department of Transportation for planning, design services and permitting for the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project.

Part of the project includes construction of a highway cover that will support development over Interstate 5. The revised design, approved by the Federal Highway Administration last month, will pull nearly two-thirds of the southbound ramp traffic out of the district and serve to realize a walkable and livable community, help make the district more welcoming for current and future residents, and improve freight mobility, Portland Bureau of Transportation Director Millicent Williams said during Wednesday鈥檚 meeting.

In January 2022, then-Gov. Kate Brown and local government partners, including city, Metro and Multnomah County elected officials, signed a letter of agreement to show support for the proposed Hybrid 3 highway cover design concept. ODOT is now advancing the design of the highway cover and ramp relocation design concept. The team is developing multiple work packages for possible construction, dependent upon funding for the full project, the ordinance passed Wednesday states.

Also in 2022, the Portland City Council approved a staff services IGA through which ODOT reimburses city staff for time spent on the project, said Sharon Daleo, PBOT major projects engineer. The current IGA is for the planning and preliminary engineering work and expires in June. PBOT is the lead bureau on the IGA, providing coordination with all the bureaus engaged with the project (planning and sustainability, environmental services, water, parks and recreation, development services, fire and rescue, technology services, and Prosper Portland). The original IGA includes all the bureaus listed except for the Bureau of Technology Services (BTS) and Prosper Portland.

The amended IGA will add BTS and Prosper Portland to the project and provide retroactive payment to both for the date of service they began work on the project. All services to be provided for the project are to be reimbursed by ODOT. The amendment also adds $1.2 million to the agreement for a total IGA of approximately $6.2 million and extends the agreement through June 30, 2025.

鈥淭he amendment will allow city staff to support the final design and permitting for early work packages and the extended timeline for the 30 percent design for the main construction package,鈥� Daleo said.

A future amendment will be needed for any construction of early work packages, as well as final design and construction of the main construction package, Daleo said.

The project team plans to return before the council in a year with an updated IGA for the next phase of work.