Foothill Road Waterlines Relocation Project

The City of Medford/Jackson County Foothill Road Improvement Project will improve road conditions by smoothing out curves, improving sight distance, and widening the road. Medford Water is taking advantage of the City/County project to perform work that will improve our system as well.

Overview

The City of Medford/Jackson County Foothill Road Improvement Project will improve road conditions by smoothing out curves, improving sight distance, and widening the road. Medford Water is taking advantage of the City/County project to perform work that will improve our system as well.

For more information on the greater road improvements project, go to foothillroadproject.org.

Medford Water is taking advantage of the City of Medford/Jackson County Foothill Road Improvement Project to install new waterlines that improve capacity and reduce risk to our water system. This includes a new 5,000 foot 24-inch transmission main (from Lone Pine Road to Hillcrest Road), two 12-inch pipe extensions that improve pipe looping and serve future customers, and various waterline adjustments to coordinate with new storm drains.

We have also opted to use the opportunity to relocate sections of our primary water supply pipelines away from existing homes and into the new roadway limits. This reduces risk to property owners and provides a secure location for the supply pipelines long into the future.

Below is an illustrated map of the area where Medford Water is completing work; to view and download a full-size version, click here.

Medford Water

Lester McFall
Special Projects Manager

City of Medford/ODOT

Gary Leaming

Jackson County

Steve Lambert
Director


Project Schedule

Construction started in spring 2023 and is expected to last until fall of 2026. The City/County’s road construction project is being managed by ODOT; the schedule is available at foothillroadproject.org.

Project News
DateUpdate
June 2024Work is ongoing; for more information, go to foothillroadproject.org.
February 2024Medford Water crews are working on main lines along Foothill between Cedar Links and Lone Pine as park of the City/County’s project.
February 2023Medford Water crews are replacing some water services along Foothill Road (generally from Delta Waters Road to the north) ahead of road construction to make sure the water services are out of the way of the contractor for the City/County’s project. 
Related Projects

This is a City of Medford/Jackson County project that Medford Water is taking advantage of to complete some water line work as well. For more information on the greater road improvements project, go to foothillroadproject.org.