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Oregon Department of Transportation Lays Off Nearly 500 Workers
PORTLAND, OREGON, JUL 7 – The Oregon Legislature's failure to pass a funding package created an $11 million deficit, forcing Portland to cut about 50 transportation jobs and pause maintenance projects, officials said.
- Governor Tina Kotek announced Monday that nearly 500 employees at Oregon’s transportation agency will be laid off this month following the conclusion of the legislative session.
- The layoffs follow the Oregon Legislature's failure last month to pass a key transportation funding package meant to address a $350 million shortfall.
- The agency plans to shut down a dozen maintenance facilities and postpone equipment upgrades, which will impact highway repairs, safety initiatives, and roadside assistance throughout the state.
- Kotek emphasized that this crisis could have been avoided and highlighted that there remains an opportunity to take action, while advising Oregonians to prepare for service reductions, including fewer pothole repairs and less snow removal.
- Without new funding, a second wave of layoffs could occur in early 2026, implying significant ongoing impacts on Oregon’s transportation infrastructure and rural communities.
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Nearly 500 Oregon transportation workers get layoff notices after ‘preventable’ funding emergency • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon Department of Transportation road crews move snow clearing equipment on the Highway 204 near Elgin on January 2, 2025 (Photo courtesy of ODOT)Hundreds who work for the Oregon Department of Transportation got notice that they’re being laid off in what Gov. Tina Kotek called a preventable emergency and the largest round of layoffs in the state government’s history. The 483 Oregon Department of Transportation employees who received layoff no…
'Not business as usual': Governor, ODOT announce first wave of nearly 500 layoffs, warn of serious impacts
(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Governor Tina Kotek and the Oregon Department of Transportation announced Monday the first wave of layoffs of state workers who deliver basic services to Oregonians and warned of the widespread impacts that will ensue as a result. The agency initiated 483 of an estimated 600 to 700 total
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