The Kanawha River Railroad crossing on State Route 682 between SR 56 and Armitage Road in Athens County will close. The post SR 682 railroad crossing closing temporarily for repairs – Sept. 8–9, 2025 appeared first on Athens County Independent.| Athens County Independent
Oregon Public Broadcasting plays a key role in informing Oregonians about public policy, and they do an excellent job. But when it comes to today’s special session, OPB reporting left out, or glossed over some| City Observatory
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is asking to raise gas taxes 6 cents a gallon, and increase other fees, supposedly to cover shortfalls in maintenance and operations. But nothing in the proposed legislation submitted| City Observatory
LC 2, being considered by the Oregon Legislature, repeals the mandate for ODOT to develop congestion pricing in Metro Portland Pricing was the promised concession to environmentalists in the last two transportation packages for allowing| City Observatory
What City Observatory Did This Week Caution: Scam Alert. The Oregon Department of Transportation’s plans to move ahead with the I-5 Rose Quarter project when it lost over $400 million in federal grants, was refused| City Observatory
New and Improved ODOT! Now with “accountability*”| City Observatory
Caution: Scam Alert The Oregon Department of Transportation’s plans to move ahead with the I-5 Rose Quarter project when it lost over $400 million in federal grants, was refused additional funding by the 2025 Oregon| City Observatory
HB 2025 doesn’t fix the Oregon Department of Transportation’s financial problem—it makes it even bigger| City Observatory
Every time Oregonians are asked to pony up more money for roads, ODOT trots out a report saying that they’re definitely going to improve their management and stop blowing through budgets. And they’re doing it again. In 2025, as Yogi Berra would say, “It’s deja vu all over again.”| City Observatory