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...
By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Feb 22, 2023 (Cascade Policy Institute) This next week is going to be a big week for Oregon’s off-the-rails tolling projects. On Tuesday, the feds released their “Environmental Assessment” for the I-205 tolls. On Friday, a statewide toll advisory committee is meeting. Next Monday, a regional toll advisory committee is meeting. In the Environment...
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...
Opinion My View: Time to pump the brakes on ODOT tolling plan By Dan Occhipinti Feb 28, 2023 (Portland Tribune) I-205 running through West Linn might see tolls in the future. (PMG File Photo) Sometimes you need to slow down to avoid a mistake. A perfect example of this is ODOT’s runaway plan to toll...
A bill that would block tolling on I-5 and I-205 is the latest obstacle for the transportation agency. By Nigel Jaquiss — February 22, 2023 (Willamette Week) The Oregon Department of Transportation is working toward funding two big projects in Salem this legislative session. Although the widening of Interstate 5 at the Rose Quarter and the...
$30 a day round trip between Vancouver and Wilsonville By Joe Cortright — Feb 11, 2023 (City Observatory) Under ODOT’s toll plans, A driving from Wilsonville to Vancouver will cost you as much as $15, each-way, at the peak hour. Drive from Vancouver to a job in Wilsonville? Get ready to shell out as much...
Comments from Cascade Policy Institute Eric Fruits, Ph.D., Vice President of Research Oregon Department of Transportation Regional Mobility Pricing Project January 6, 2023 The Oregon Department of Transportation proposes to toll all lanes of traffic on I-5 and I-205 from Wilsonville to the State of Washington border. ODOT expects to impose the first tolls by...
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