Do you have the right ID to fly?

Check out the latest video we’ve created to help people understand about the Real ID Act and what your options are here in Oregon. And then help us spread the word so everyone is ready with the right ID!

On your mark, get set, go STIP! The new 2024-2027 STIP sprint begins. Mark your calendars on March 18 from 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. to attend an overview webinar covering key information in the STIP development process. This is the first in a three-part webinar series. Join us!

Commissioners approve COVID-19 relief funds Last week, the Oregon Transportation Commission divided up $124 million in COVID-19 relief funding approved by Congress last December. Commissioners also received the first Strategic Action Plan Progress report, heard several program updates and more.

GIS, Maintenance and Traffic, oh my Have you seen the latest Transportation Insights newsletter? We feature our amazing GIS team, our hard-working Maintenance crews, our Traffic Signals teams and more. Enjoy!

Featured job: Culvert Inspector (State Employees Only, Rotational)

We are recruiting for six culvert inspectors to join our team! You’ll be a part of our Environmental and Hydraulic Engineering Section, which is committed to the protection and preservation of our state’s unique environment and to the safety of our highway system. Learn more and apply today!

March 15, 2021

Quick Hits

• Rescue Mission: Crews come to aid of construction worker, rig (Construction Equipment Guide)
• A by-the-mile tax on driving gains steam (Bloomberg)
• Work on Harrisburg Bridge begins March 15 (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
• ODOT doesn’t know when graffiti problem will be addressed (KPTV)
• Construction of Malheur County rail facility on hold (Malheur Enterprise)
• Oregon youth climate activists try to revive federal lawsuit (KTVZ)
• Eugene cleaning up North Bank area (KMTR)
• Years in making to prepare for seconds: Shake Alert is live (KOIN)
• New vehicle weight limit to be placed on Van Buren Bridge (Corvallis Gazette-Times)
• A deadly year on US 97 (Bend Bulletin)
• CPRD continues to work on plan for bypass trail (Newberg Graphic)

• Cities poised to plan a carfree connection between Forest Grove and Hillsboro (BikePortland)

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The latest Driving Force Award winners We hear many things… Photo of the Month No. 4 for March

Non-trivial transportation trivia

Our Research team digs into all kinds of topics! Right now, they aren’t working on a project regarding “beneficial plantings for the roadside.” But they are always looking for good ideas.

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