Adroit wins bid for Siskiyou Welcome Center on I-5

Matt Jordan April 13, 2018

Last Updated: April 13, 2018

Ashland, Ore — Work on a future rest stop and welcome center is moving forward after a local construction company won a bid to build.

Adroit Construction bid around $5.6 million to build two “Cascadian” style buildings on the 18-acre lot just south of Ashland.

The Rogue Valley has been without a welcome center since 1996.

The Ashland tourism industry hopes the welcome center will drive visitors into the rogue valley.

“A welcome center certainly invites people off I-5 to engage with Southern Oregon, to discover our region, to learn about not only Ashland has to offer but Klamath Falls and Medford and Roseburg,” said Katherine Cato with Travel Ashland.

The entire project is budgeted at 12 million dollars and is expected to be complete early next year.

Matt Jordan April 13, 2018

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Matt Jordan is the Chief Meteorologist for KOBI-TV NBC5. Matt joined the NBC5 weather team in 2014 after a year as a reporter and anchor in Alexandria, Louisiana. His experience with the severe weather of the Deep South and a love of the Pacific Northwest led him to pursue a certification with Mississippi State University as a Broadcast Meteorologist. You can find Matt working in the evenings of NBC5 News at 5, 6 and 11 as well as online. Matt also has a degree in Journalism from the University of Oregon. In addition to being passionate about news and weather, Matt is a BIG Oregon Ducks fan. When not rooting for the Ducks or tracking down the next storm over the Pacific, Matt can be found outdoors in the Oregon wilderness with his wife, his daughter and their dogs Stanley and Gordi.