roads

First highway tolls in Oregon

Tolls are coming to Portland-area freeways, and even tolling fans worry they’ll stack up (Oregonian, 2/11/2023)

In Oregon City, concerns arise over possible freeway tolls (OPB, 2/1/2023)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Fact sheet : I-205 Toll Project level 2 toll traffic and revenue study.Fact sheet : I-205 Toll Project level 2 toll traffic and revenue study (2022) Oregon Department of Transportation

Thumbnail of cover from the document Regional Mobility Pricing Project.Regional Mobility Pricing Project (2022) Oregon Department of Transportation

Thumbnail of cover from the document Low-income toll report: options to develop a low-income toll program and best practices for implementation.Low-income toll report: options to develop a low-income toll program and best practices for implementation (2022) Oregon Department of Transportation

Thumbnail of cover from the document Tolling and affordability : research.Tolling and affordability : research (2021) Oregon Department of Transportation

Possible highway tolls

ODOT Wants to Know What You Think About Paying to Drive on I-5 and I-205 (Willamette Week, 1/2/23)

Thumbnail of page from the document Regional Mobility Pricing Project Regional Mobility Pricing Project (2022) Oregon Department of Transportation

Thumbnail of page from the document Congestion pricing on I-5 and I-205 Congestion pricing on I-5 and I-205 (2022) Oregon Department of Transportation

Thumbnail of cover from the document I-5 and I-205 corridor user analysis I-5 and I-205 corridor user analysis (2022) Oregon Department of Transportation

Oregon’s bridges

Portland Bridges Are Older Than The One That Collapsed in Pittsburgh—But in Better Shape (Willamette Week, 2/2/2022)

Report: Oregon bridges continue to age, deteriorate (Portland Tribune, 2/2/2022)

Thumbnail of cover of the document Bridge logBridge log (serial) Oregon Department of Transportation

Thumbnail of page from the documentBridge condition report (serial) Oregon Department of Transportation

Rose Quarter project

ODOT must redo environmental study for Rose Quarter freeway project after feds rescind approval (Oregonian, 1/20/2022)

Feds say Portland’s I-5 Rose Quarter project needs new review (Portland Tribune, 1/20/2022)

Feds say ODOT must do more environmental assessment on I-5 Rose Quarter freeway plan (BikePortland, 1/20/2022)

Thumbnail of cover from the document I-5 Rose Quarter improvement project finding of no significant impact and revised environmental assessment.I-5 Rose Quarter improvement project finding of no significant impact and revised environmental assessment (2020) Oregon Department of Transportation

Wildfire road closures

Oregon wildfires: New aerial photos show fire impact above Santiam Canyon, Hwy 22 reopens from Mehama to Gates (Statesman Journal, 9/21/20)

Oregon DOT creates webpage for wildfire road closures (Land Line, 9/18/20)

Reopening the roads : after the wildfires [PDF] (2020) Oregon Department of Transportation

Wildfire closure status (serial) Oregon Department of Transportation