Readers reject TOLLS The Tribune conducted an unscientific survey to find out what readers think of proposed tolls on Oregon highways. These are the results. By Karla Salinas, March 24, 2023 (Portland Tribune)
Opinion: Initiative remains fallback option for stopping Interstate 205 tolling By Scott Hays, March 23, 2023 (Canby Herald) Recent opinion author Elvis Clark’s suggestion that Senate Bill 933 is doomed to failure, either because it will not pass in the Oregon Legislature or will be vetoed by the governor, is a prime example of a...
Opinion: Is ODOT about to swerve out of its lane with its I-205 Toll Project? By Cam Gilmour March 12, 2023 (Canby Herald) The Oregon Department of Transportation is moving fast in advancing what it’s calling the I-205 Toll Project. Its project name suggests the purpose of the project is to toll. ODOT’s project website...
Opinion: Initiative petition is the only way to stop I-205 tolling By Elvis Clark Mar 6, 2023 (Canby Herald) State Sen. Mark Meek’s bill to stop tolling is a false hope for those Oregonians opposed to the tolling of I-205 and I-5. Meek’s bill if passed by the legislature will most likely be vetoed by...
“They go through a process and they don’t really care. That’s the bottom line.” By Corey Buchanan Mar 8, 2023 (Portland Tribune) Major highways looping around the Portland metro area are seriously being considered for tolls as part of a regional transportation funding solution. PMG file photo Like some of its counterparts regionally, the Lake...
Tuesday, the public comment period is now open for the I-205 toll project. Jules Rogers — Feb 21, 2023 (Portland Tribune) (ODOT graphic) Tolling in Oregon is moving forward — and coming soon to bridges along I-205. Tuesday, Feb. 21, the I-205 Toll Project Environment Assessment report from the Oregon Department of Transportation and the...
Saturday March 4, 2023 — Oregon Catalyst By Oregon State Senator Dan Bonham, Tolls are imminent in Oregon as two new tolls are planned for I-205 early next year. I am a Chief Sponsor of a bipartisan bill to prevent tolls on I-205 and I-5. Here is one of the many recent articles about it. In the case of the coming...
ODOT is moving forward with tolls on Portland-area interstates, but a new bill would limit tolls to the I-5 Columbia River crossing. By: Pat Dooris, Jamie Parfitt (KGW TV) Published: March 2, 2023 SALEM, Ore. — Despite growing resistance, the Oregon Department of Transportation has been moving inexorably forward with new tolls for I-205 and I-5 around...
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