CORVALLIS – Public transit planners should soon be rolling toward more informed decision making and better service thanks to a partnership between Oregon State University’s College of Engineering and the Oregon Department of Transportation. The university…
Oklahoma Legislature Cuts DOT Budget Less Than Planned
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation will have to absorb a spending cut of more than $150 million as a result of the Legislature's budget actions,…
Reports Outline Vital Information About Investing in Roads, Bridges
SALEM – Oregon’s transportation system is critical to the economy: one in five jobs in the state is transportation- and trade-related, and as a trade-dependent…
New Reports from Oregon DOT Outline Vital Information About Investing in Roads, Bridges
SALEM – Oregon’s transportation system is critical to the economy: one in five jobs in the state is transportation- and trade-related, and as a trade-dependent state we rely heavily on exports from farms, forests and factories to support jobs. Two new…
Oregon Distracted Driving Task Force Releases Report with Recommendations
SALEM — It started in early 2015 and did not relent in 2016: a tragic spike in traffic fatalities in Oregon that harkens back to older times, when people didn’t wear seatbelts and driving fast was cool. The Oregon Department of Transportation put out a…
Woolpert Contracted to Rehabilitate and Protect Covered Bridges
MONROE COUNTY, Ohio — Woolpert was hired by Monroe County to rehabilitate two historic covered bridges, and has been assisting the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) with a project to help preserve and…
ODOT and Disability Rights Oregon Join Forces to Make State’s Transportation System More Accessible to People with Disabilities
 SALEM, Ore.- In the largest commitment to an accessible transportation system in state history, the Oregon Department of Transportation, Disability Rights Oregon and the Association of Oregon Centers for Independent Living have reached a proposed agreement…
Road User Fee Task Force Recommends Expansion of OReGO, Oregon’s Road Usage Charge Program
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon’s Road User Fee Task Force (RUFTF) today recommended a model for expanding OReGO, Oregon’s Road Usage Charge Program. The model would implement a per-mile fee for all new vehicles rated at 20 miles per gallon or better beginning…
OReGO Awarded FAST Act Grant of $2.1 Million
SALEM, Ore. – The Federal Highway Administration today awarded the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) $2.1 million to further develop OReGO, the nation’s premier Road Usage Charge Program. “One of our nation’s biggest challenges is how…
