Stable and Reliable Transportation Funding...
Stable and Reliable Transportation Funding...
Is there a chance funding can fulfill the transportation need at its current trajectory...
This week we look at how elevated costs (IBR Bridge), unfundable projects (adding lanes to I-205) and struggling to educate the public adds to the struggle to keep transportation moving. If it costs too much, you don’t have enough or can’t get people to understand…
We will let you come up with your own conclusions…
And listen In to our Podcast as we admit our faults and warm you up to our upcoming Key Leaders Breakfast on Friday Sept. 22nd.
In Short
Article 1 - The Rose Quarter Project has seen many iterations over the last few years. During that time the price has nearly quadrupled… not to mentioned there is a newer rendition that may raise the price again.
All that said, from where is this money going to come? The legislatures, in HB2098 which did not go to vote, promised that tolling would not fund the project. Meanwhile ODOT, in August, said tolling would fund the project.
Article 2 - This quote is taken from ODOT’s website… “The Oregon Transportation Commission is in the final steps of identifying where to spend more than $3 billion to preserve and improve the state's transportation system.
Every three years, the commission puts together the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, also known as the STIP, that lays out where we will invest federal and state money in the transportation system…”
We wanted you to know that the project to add lanes to I-205, according to ODOT’s website, has now been deleted from the 2024-2027 STIP.
Article 3 - Pennsylvania has transportation funding woes as well as… well… as well as most of the country. Yes, it is a huge and real problem to find funding for transportation maintenance and construction of which Oregon is not alone.
This study, from Penn DOT, looks at the various ways funding can be obtained. The concepts are not new, but it is user friendly…
Lastly, the link to our Key Leaders Breakfast is below. Copy and paste in your browser… it may take a few seconds to load. At the bottom of the flier is the link for registration. We hope to see you there!
https://www.oregontollingupdates.com/api/v1/file/a840c168-114d-4004-b550-7f7501541267.pdf
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Joe Cortright chimes in about the Rose Quarter Project...