The Oregon Department of Transportation is planning safety improvements on Highway 97 between Bend and Redmond this coming season. ODOT’s Peter Murphy says they’ll be installing lighting, acceleration and deceleration lanes and a mile and a half median barrier from Deschutes Market, south. Murphy says they plan to install a “J” turn to allow people blocked from their property by the median barrier to be able to get back to their property. He expects ODOT to ask for bids for the project sometime in April