and that proponents claimed "The Money Is There" when selling the project. The official price tag for the WEP was $88 million in 2001, but a 2004 estimate by local and state governments predicts the cost is really $169 million. Few WEP proponents support tax increases to pay for the highway. On October 26, 2005, the Eugene City Council voted 5-4 to withdraw the city's support for the project, although the City of Eugene has continued its agreement with ODOT to assume responsibility for maintaining part of the road. The city also owns the property for the parkway that has not yet been transferred to the BLM nature preserve for conservation and restoration. In July 2006, ODOT withdrew its support of the project, effectively stopping further progress. Business route OR 126 Business is a state business route of OR 126 that travels for through the central districts of Eugene and Springfield. It also forms the westernmost part of McKenzie Highway No. 15 under Oregon's named highways system. At the western terminus of I-105, OR 126 heads west on Sixth Avenue (cosigned with OR 99). From that same terminus, Business OR 126 heads east, also cosigned with OR 99, along Seventh Avenue. This route then proceeds through Eugene's downtown core and turns south at an interchange near the Ferry Street Bridge. After two blocks, Business OR 126/OR 99 turns east again on East Broadway, which becomes Franklin Boulevard at Alder Street. Franklin Boulevard separates the south shore of the Willamette River from the northern edge of the University of Oregon campus. Past the university campus and surrounding business district, Business OR 126 and OR 99 split. OR 99 joins southbound I-5, while OR 126 continues eastbound through the community of Glenwood. It then crosses the Willamette River and enters the city of Springfield. Business OR 126 continues east through downtown Springfield, eventually rejoining the main stem of OR 126 in the Thurston neighborhood of the city's east end. Major intersections Note: mileposts do not reflect actual mileage due to realignments. See also References External links "Beginnings of the McKenzie Highway, 1862" Oregon Historical Quarterly, 1930 I-105 at ORoads Wetlands: West Eugene Transportation, Land and Neighborhood Design Solutions, an alternative to the $200 million WEP West Eugene Parkway controversy 126 Transportation in Lane County, Oregon Transportation in Deschutes County, Oregon Transportation in Linn County, Oregon Transportation in Jefferson County, Oregon Transportation in