US Edition
Portland Says Basic Street Maintenance ‘at Risk’ After Sweeping State Transportation Package Implodes
- The Oregon Legislature adjourned on Friday 2025 without passing a transportation funding bill, putting ODOT at risk of layoffs and cutbacks.
- The failure to approve House Bill 2025 and a watered-down $2 billion proposal resulted from rushed processes and opposition from key lawmakers.
- ODOT faces a budget shortfall exceeding $300 million and plans to lay off 600 to 700 employees starting the week of July 7, while transit agencies confront service reductions.
- Erin Good emphasized that without securing a transportation funding package, counties will struggle to invest in essential safety improvements like high-visibility markings, warning textures on roads, and protective barriers, which could lead to the deterioration of infrastructure over time.
- Portland Mayor Keith Wilson and others warned that vital infrastructure jobs and basic safety services such as pothole repairs are at risk unless lawmakers act in a special session.
14 Articles
14 Articles
Portland says basic street maintenance ‘at risk’ after sweeping state transportation package implodes
Portland officials warned that the city’s crumbling streets and sidewalks are likely to plunge further into disrepair after state lawmakers failed to pass a sweeping transportation package last week.
ODOT director calls legislature’s transportation bill failure ‘shocking,’ ‘scary,’ warns of layoffs
The Oregon Department of Transportation plans to lay off up to 700 employees as soon as the week of July 7, with layoffs taking effect by the end of the month, according to emails from agency leadership obtained by the…
Oregon Capital Chronicle
philomathnews.comODOT director calls legislature’s transportation bill failure ‘shocking,’ ‘scary’ warns of layoffs
Dozens of prospective construction and utilities workers attend a career day hosted by the Oregon Department of Transportation in Eastern Oregon on April 25, 2017. (Photo courtesy of Oregon Department of Transportation/Flickr) The Oregon Department of Transportation plans to lay off up to 700 employees as soon as the week of July 7, with layoffs taking effect by the end of the month, according to emails from agency leadership obtained by the Ore…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 71% of the sources are Center
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
