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Oregon road-charging program OReGO gets $4.9 million boost
Oregon’s road-charging program – designed to find an alternative funding source to the gas tax – has received two U.S. Department of Transportation grants totaling $4.9 million. The pilot program called OReGO charges drivers by miles driven in exchange for state gas-tax credits. One of the grants involves implementing a joint project with California to […]
October 13, 2017
Roadbuilding
Group hopes to reinstate historic U.S. Highway 20 route in Iowa
A nonprofit organization hopes to designate the original 1926 alignment of Highway 20 in Iowa between Dubuque and Sioux City and is calling on local governments along the historic route to support the designation. Historic U.S. Route 20 Association President Bryan Farr tells KWWL that the movement is gaining traction among cities, towns and counties, with […]
October 12, 2017
Roadbuilding
FHWA funds target Ore. roads affected by fires; I-84E still closed
Some help is on the way for roads and bridges in Oregon damaged by wildfires, which began in July and continue in western parts of the state. The Federal Highway Administration announced that it has sent $1 million in “quick release” emergency funds to start repair work. The Eagle Creek Fire has closed eastbound lanes […]
September 22, 2017
Dealers
Rental Equipment Investment Corp. buys Ore. rental company
Rental Equipment Investment Corp. has purchased the assets of Superior Tractor and Equipment of Redmond, Oregon, according to the Rental Equipment Register. Based in Miami, REIC has been acquiring equipment rental companies in the Pacific Northwest. It now has 23 locations in five states: Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. Superior Tractor marks the company’s […]
September 15, 2017
Roadbuilding
More than half of all U.S. states have raised fuel taxes for highway funding
With transportation revenue lagging, 26 states and the District of Columbia have enacted legislation to raise the gas tax in the past four years, according to a report by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). The most recent additions in 2017 include California, Indiana, Montana, South Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, and West Virginia. In addition, Utah enacted […]
August 4, 2017
Roadbuilding
Oregon House passes $5.3 billion transportation funding bill
The Oregon House has passed HB 2017, a $5.3 billion transportation funding bill, spread out over 10 years, that would incrementally increase the state’s gas tax 10 cents per gallon over a seven-year period. The legislation would also add a 0.1 percent payroll tax to fund transit programs, a 0.5 percent privilege tax on vehicle […]
July 7, 2017
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200-foot rock slide closes section of Historic Columbia River Highway in Oregon
A 200-foot rock slide near The Dalles, Oregon, just east of Rowena Point has prompted the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to close a section of U.S. 30, also known as the Historic Columbia River Highway. ODOT reports the slide occurred at roughly 7:30 p.m. on May 7 and will require special equipment to be […]
May 10, 2017
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Oregon DOT’s Ochoco Creek bridge demo and reconstruction time-lapse
The time-lapse video below shows the Oregon Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) replacement of the OR 380 bridge over Ochoco Creek in Prineville. The original bridge, which was built in the 1920s, was completely demolished and replaced in three weeks using Accelerated Bridge Construction (ABC). The new 1 million-pound bridge was slid into place after the old bridge […]
February 22, 2017
Roadbuilding
Worker falls 30 feet onto another worker at Oregon’s Ross Island Bridge
Authorities say two workers suffered serious injuries Feb. 8 when one fell at least 30 feet from scaffolding on the Ross Island Bridge and landed on another worker, The Oregonian/OregonLive reports. The workers were repainting the bridge, which is part of a rehabilitation project that began in 2014. Fire crews were called to the bridge south of downtown Portland at approximately 8:25 […]
February 14, 2017
Roadbuilding
Portland begins cleaning sand and gravel off roadways after recent snow storm
Crews from the Portland Bureau of Transportation began sweeping up the hundreds of cubic yards of sand and gravel that was spread on roadways to provide some traction for motorists during the most recent snowstorm, The Oregonian reports. Crews will work day and night, as well as weekends to get the job done as soon as […]
February 1, 2017
Roadbuilding
Oregon DOT replaces century-old bridge, moves it 12 miles to a new home
The Oregon Department of Transportation has completed the replacement of a bridge that is more than a century old in Minam. According to a report from The Observer, after the historic 1911 Deer Creek Road Bridge was deemed not up to current requirements, ODOT and the State Historic Preservation Office worked to find it a new home. […]
October 28, 2016
Roadbuilding
FHWA awards grants to 7 states to test mileage-based user fee collection methods
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded $14.2 million in federal grants to seven states—California, Delaware, Hawaii, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon, and Washington—to figure out how best to charge drivers for miles driven rather than gasoline consumed, Bloomberg BNA reports. The grants were made possible by the Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives program, part of the Fixing America’s […]
September 9, 2016
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