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The Oregon public is invited to attend a virtual hearing on the draft amendment to the Oregon Highway Plan that the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT)
says will guide the state in using tolling as a way to raise funds for transportation system improvements.
ODOT has provided some details for the hearing, which include:
The comment period is open until August 1.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
A D V E R T I S E M E N T
The Oregon Highway Plan has an existing policy section on tolling.
This draft policy amendment proposes an update to that section, which is "Goal No. 6: Tolling." ODOT says that the draft amendment is intended to modernize the state’s pricing and tolling policy.
They say it defines terms, such as congestion pricing, and it offers guidance for the use of revenue and setting rates (but it does not set rates). It also supposedly provides the Oregon Transportation Commission with clearer direction for decision making. There are 15 policies in the draft amendment, each with actions to guide implementing the policy.
ODOT insists that this amendment is not about whether or not the state should toll roads, and that it will provide guidance for doing so if the state decides to use tolling.
Public input will inform potential revisions to the plan amendment.
ODOT says that their goal is to have a final version ready for adoption later this year.
The Oregon Highway Plan is the state’s primary highway guide, establishing a 20-year vision and strategic framework for Oregon’s road system. The
current plan was approved by the commission in 1999 and has been modified numerous times, including in 2012 to add the current section on tolling.
--Ben Fisher| Post Date: 2022-07-13 20:51:50 | Last Update: 2022-07-13 21:24:29 |
