A two-year, nearly $12 million project to build more than 300 curb ramps around Baker City is close to wrapping up.

Similar work is scheduled to start next week in Huntington.

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) hired a contractor to do the work in Baker City starting in 2022. The ramps comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

Ramps were built on sections of street that are part of a state highway, including Campbell, Main, Broadway, Dewey and Elm.

In addition to the ramps, workers installed a rapid flashing beacon at the intersection of Myrtle and Elm streets in south Baker City. The beacon, which is designed to make the crossing safer for pedestrians, is similar to the one at Campbell Street near the library and Geiser-Pollman Park.

Workers in Huntington are slated to start the week of Oct. 30, according to ODOT. Work will continue through the fall and winter, weather permitting.

ODOT started the project, which includes 25,000 ramps statewide, after receiving a formal complaint from the Association of Oregon Centers for Independent Living.