As winter weather began arriving in mountain passes, the Oregon Department of Transportation issued a warning: The state was running out of money to plow roads and could “no longer maintain the state’s transportation system at the same level as we have in the past.” Drivers would need to anticipate delays and prepare to be stranded in poor weather.
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Kotek allows more than 10,000 Oregonians to reinstate driver’s licenses
Gov. Tina Kotek on Tuesday issued new orders to forgive unpaid traffic fines for more than 10,000 Oregonians, making them eligible to get their driving privileges reinstated.
Winter road maintenance will continue with $19 million promise from Kotek, Oregon Legislature
Oregon’s top elected officials pledged to spend millions of dollars on winter road maintenance after dire warnings from the state Department of Transportation that highways would go unplowed because of a budget shortfall.
Construction to repair closed Timber Road may be ‘up to two years’ away
Timber Road, closed since March 6 thanks to a portion of the road between Glenwood and Timber crumbling due to a slow-moving landslide, may not see construction begin on a fix for two more years.
County to re-link Green Mountain Road with Bacona Road near Buxton
A project to rehabilitate a portion of Buxton Lookout Road linking Green Mountain Road with Bacona Road moved forward Tuesday evening.
Deadline to remove studded tires is March 31
It may be snowing now, but Oregonians have one week to remove their studded tires or face a fine.
House passes bill to allow Oregonians to pump their own gas
Oregon drivers who for decades have been banned from touching gas pumps could soon have the right to fuel their own cars, under a bill the state House overwhelmingly approved Monday.
Have your say on local ODOT projects in the coming years
An electric charging station somewhere between Seaside and Mountaindale, perhaps in Manning or Buxton.
New guardrails in Glenwood and Gales Creek.
Better lighting and (another) new crosswalk in Banks.
ODOT to host in-person, online open house on Highway 6 study
The Oregon Department of Transportation is hosting an in-person and an online open house regarding the safety study of the Highway 6 corridor mandated by the Oregon Legislature in 2022.