The City of The Dalles and the Oregon Department of Transportation have reached an agreement to move forward with extending the center turn lane on West 6th Street from Snipes where it currently ends to Hostetler.  A City application to ODOT’s All Roads Transportation Safety program was approved, which would provide up to $922,000 for the estimated $1 million project.  This section of roadway has been the site of numerous motor vehicle accidents over the years, the majority of which have been related to attempted left-turns by westbound vehicles.  City Police officers have also observed head-on near misses as drivers move into the oncoming lane to make a left turn not realizing that the center turn lane has ended.