OReGO program update headlines RVACT agenda

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July 8, 2015                                                                                                                   R3-24-15

 

OReGO program update headlines RVACT agenda

MEDFORD — Oregon’s new road user fee pilot program, OReGO, is featured for the Tuesday, July 14 meeting of the Rogue Valley Area Commission on Transportation, held at the Jackson County Parks Auditorium, 7525 Table Rock Road, in White City.

The RVACT agenda includes updates on the State Transportation Improvement Program’s Enhance process, the Oregon Transportation Commission, and local construction.

The RVACT meeting is open to the public with time set aside for public input. The full agenda is available online: http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/COMM/docs/RVACTagenda2015jul14.pdf.

ODOT attempts to hold public meetings in accessible buildings. Accommodations are provided to persons with disabilities, and alternate formats of printed material are available upon request. Call Gary Leaming at 541-774-6388, or statewide relay 7-1-1, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

 

About OReGO

Launched July 1, Oregon’s new pay-by-the-mile road usage charge program, OReGO, welcomes drivers to enroll in the pilot program online. OReGO participants will pay 1.5 cents per mile while driving in Oregon, and receive a credit on their bill for state gas tax paid at the pump.

New cars are more fuel-efficient than ever and more drivers are turning to hybrid and all-electric vehicles. That’s great for the environment and cost savings, but Oregon’s fuel tax revenue keeps shrinking, leaving less available each year for highway maintenance and construction.

Several states — including Washington, California, Idaho, Colorado and others — are considering similar pay-by-the-mile systems. Oregon has already conducted two pilot projects to test road usage charging, which led the 2013 Legislature to create the OReGO program. This led Oregon decision-makers back to the drawing board to create a fair, sustainable source of revenue to fund transportation projects for Oregonians.

 

GARY LEAMING, PIO

Voice: (541) 774-6388; Cell: (541) 621-3074

Gary.W.Leaming@odot.state.or.us

 

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