ODOT to preview OReGO at July 1 kickoff event

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June 29, 2015                                               15-082

For more information: Michelle Godfrey, (503) 986-3903 or (971) 304-9705

 

ODOT to preview OReGO at July 1 kickoff event

The nation’s first per-mile charging system launches in Oregon on July 1

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WHAT:                 OReGO kickoff demonstration event

WHEN:                 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 1

WHERE:               Vera Katz Eastbank Esplanade, at the foot of S.E. Salmon Street, east of Water Avenue, in Portland, Oregon. Paid and street parking available.

WHO:                    Oregon Department of Transportation and OReGO account managers from Sanef/IMS, Azuga and Verizon Telematics will demonstrate how simple and easy it is to sign up for and use OReGO, Oregon’s new pay-by-the-mile road usage charge program.

WHY:                    Celebrate the official July 1 kickoff of OReGO, the nation’ first pay-by-the-mile road usage charge program. OReGO will be available exclusively to 5,000 drivers who will pay only for the miles they drive on Oregon’s roads and bridges instead of paying the per-gallon gas tax at the pump.

BACKGROUND:       On July 1, Oregonians can enroll their vehicles in OReGO by choosing from among three private account managers using a simple online sign-up. When they receive their mileage reporting device in the mail, they’ll just plug it in to the OBD-II port under the driver-side dashboard and pioneer a new, fairer and more sustainable way to fund maintenance and improvements for Oregon’s state highways, city streets and county roads.

Choose your provider. Plug in your device. Drive. It’s that simple.

Washington, California, Idaho, Colorado and other states are considering similar pay-by-the-mile road usage charge systems. Oregon had conducted two pilot projects to test road usage charging, which led the 2013 Legislature to create the OReGO program and launch it statewide to enroll up to 5,000 volunteer vehicle owners starting July 1.

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Visit www.myOReGO.org, call (503) 986-3903, or email michelle.d.godfrey@odot.state.or.us.

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