Oregon Transportation Commission to meet Sept. 9

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Oregon Transportation Commission meets Sept. 9

T-Building

Commission will hear updates from the Key Performance Measures program, discuss an amendment for an OR 217 project and more

Sept. 3, 2021

For more information: Shelley M. Snow, Communications, 503-881-5362

SALEM — The Oregon Transportation Commission will meet at noon, Thursday, Sept. 9. The meeting will be held virtually to ensure public access while maintaining social distance in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Items on the agenda include:

  • Urban Mobility Office update: Receive a presentation and status update from the Urban Mobility Office on progress of core projects outlined in the Comprehensive Congestion Management and Mobility Plan. Provide direction for adoption of the highway cover design concept for the I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project.
  • Transportation Safety Action Plan approval: Adopt the 2021 TSAP and adopt the accompanying Findings of Compliance for the 2021 Transportation Safety Action Plan. Receive a status update on the pedestrian safety improvement initiative that was approved at the May OTC meeting.
  • Interstate Bridge Replacement Program: Provide an update on the IBR Program, guidance the program has received from federal agency partners about the environmental process, and key upcoming decisions and next steps. Engage the Commission on key trends in transportation and “drivers of change” and connect to the overall Oregon Transportation Plan (OTP) Update decision-making process and next steps. Set a Committee Charge with general guidance and direction for the OTP Policy Coordinating Committee.

The agenda and meeting materials are available on the OTC website.

How to watch or listen to the meeting

How to provide public comment

Members of the public are encouraged to submit written comment in advance of the Sept. 9 meeting or sign up for real-time virtual public comment.

To sign up for real-time virtual oral public comment use the following link and RSVP by 4:00 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 8https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XBJ52P2. Written comment is encouraged even if you plan to testify. Written comment may be sent to OTCAdmin@odot.state.or.us.

To submit written public comment:

  • Submit written testimony or comments electronically through a submission form on the OTC website by 4:00 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 8 to guarantee inclusion in the meeting packet. Comments not included in the meeting packet will be shared with Commissioners at the next meeting.
  • Mail comments to Oregon Transportation Commission, ATTN: Commission Assistant, 355 Capitol Street NE, MS11, Salem, OR 97301.

To request an accommodation

Meetings of the Oregon Transportation Commission are open to the public. Accommodations will be provided to people with disabilities, and alternate formats of printed materials are available upon request. Please contact OTC support at 503-986-3450 (or statewide relay at 711) or OTCAdmin@odot.state.or.us at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to request accommodations.


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