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Big Bridge, Big Disagreements

Legislation NewsMay 4, 2023

The bill that would begin funding the I-5 bridge replacement got its first public hearing last week. Another is on Thursday. By Nigel Jaquiss — Willamette Week May 03, 2023 BILL OF THE WEEK: House Bill 2098 For 20 years, highway engineers on both sides of the Columbia River have fantasized about replacing the aging twin Interstate...

There’s Still Time to Take the Off-Ramp

Columns Legislation NewsApril 20, 2023

Reducing Congestion and Funding Construction Can’t Be Achieved With Tolling From The Political Center at PacWest Lobby Full disclosure: The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is not to blame for all its fiscal problems. The legislature is primarily responsible as the dealer that got the agency addicted to bonded indebtedness. As chairman of the Senate...