Tag: Oregon transportation funding

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

Roadbuilding

Portland, Ore. voters approve 10-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase

Voters in Portland, Oregon, narrowly approved a 4-year, 10-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase to be used for transportation system updates, according to a report by The Oregonian. The tax would start in September this year and continue until 2020 and will be the highest local gas tax in Oregon. Slightly more than half (56 percent) of the […]

May 19, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oregon Transportation Commission allocates $196 million in FAST Act funding to 2018-2021 STIP

The Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) has approved allocating $196 million in funding from the FAST Act to the states 2018-2021 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The commission approved the 2018-2021 STIP last July, but the additional funding from the FAST Act allowed it to add the new funding to “critical transportation programs.” The funds will […]

March 30, 2016

Roadbuilding

Oregon offers online calculator so drivers can see what they’ll owe in upcoming pay-as-you-go road usage program

OReGO, Oregon’s voluntary Road Usage Charge Program, offers an online calculator to help determine what a drive would pay under the program compared to existing gas taxes. This is in integral part of the program, as participants can receive a refund if they pay more in gas taxes than they do in the program. Conversely, […]

March 11, 2015