It's been open for months and I still appreciate this road and could never go back to how it used to be... for anyone who had to deal with 14th street as their regular commute, especially during BRT construction, we deserve good things.
My wife and I live in Oakridge and have to drop the kid off at the grandparents over in Sundance in the morning and then get to jobs in and around the MRU area... so obviously this road is pretty much tailor-made for that. Still, the old way would have been 25 minutes south, then probably at least 40-45 minutes back north in heavy traffic. Now it's 15-20 minutes south and 20 minutes back north with mostly highway-like driving conditions, and just generally a stress-free commute in about half the time.
I can't wait until the northern part of the road and HWY 1 construction is done, it'll get even easier to hit the mountains for the day.
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