Improving support for electric vehicles

Good news, EV owners! Starting this month, our partner, EV Charging Solutions, is upgrading all 44 of the charging stations on the West Coast Electric Highway. and adding three new ones to the network. The effort will be complete by 2023, bringing the total upgraded or added charging ports to 100. Read more about what you can expect as ODOT prioritizes EV infrastructure.

Nurture your culvert love The lowly culvert keeps floods at bay, fish at play and so much more. Not as attractive as a Conde McCullough bridge, but certainly more abundant, more than 40,000 culverts play a critical role in keeping our roads safe and open. Taking care of culverts and bridges is part of modernizing the transportation system, a priority in ODOT's Strategic Action Plan. Take a peek at these three brief videos that are sure to grow your culvert love!

New path ahead The Chehalem Park and Recreation District will begin construction on a new bicycle and pedestrian trail next year that for many is a dream come true - much like the Newberg-Dundee Bypass with which it will align. The district received a grant from the new Oregon Community Paths Program, which came out of the 2017 historic funding package, Keep Oregon Moving. In its first round, the new program gave out $11.3 million for off-street paths. Learn more about this project and about ODOT's commitment to multimodal funding.

Check out more stories

Dig a little deeper into Oregon's transportation stories, including these posts:

• If you own an electric vehicle, a road charge will benefit you. Say what?
• ODOT's projects and programs support the economy... and sometimes they can help make a difference in someone's life.

• VOTE by Oct. 25 for ODOT’s I-84 Snow Zone Safety Improvement project as “People's Choice” in the annual America’s Transportation Awards – if Oregon wins, $10,000 goes to Truckers Against Trafficking.

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