State lawmakers to visit Coos Bay and Medford for next stops on transportation tour
August 2, 2024
For more information, contact Kevin Glenn, 503-910-5965
Coos Bay and Medford are the next stops for Oregon lawmakers’ Statewide Transportation Safety and Sustainability Outreach Tour—Wednesday, Aug.7 and Thursday, Aug. 8. These visits to communities across Oregon are helping legislators understand the unique needs of Oregonians and the challenges of maintaining a safe, accessible, and reliable transportation system.
Public hearings will be held in each location and community members are encouraged to provide public comment.
Members of the public interested in testifying can register in person starting 30 minutes before the meeting begins. The committee will also hear remote testimony if time permits, which the public can register for on the committee's webpage at olis.oregonlegislature.gov. Additionally, written testimony can be submitted to the committee via email to JCT.exhibits@oregonlegislature.gov. Both hearings will be available via livestream on olis.oregonlegislature.gov.
In both cities, ODOT is partnering with local transit agencies, cities and counties to take legislators on a bus tour through the area during the day to see the condition of our roads, bridges, and bike and pedestrian infrastructure.
ODOT, along with transportation agencies across the state, is facing structural funding challenges from declining gas tax revenue, high inflation and legal restrictions on available funding. This has led to cutbacks in staff levels and maintenance spending—which have negative impacts on our transportation system and those who rely on our roads, bridges, sidewalks and railways. Learn more about our state’s transportation funding challenges here.
State lawmakers are looking for solutions, and ODOT looks forward to continuing to support this statewide tour as a key part of that effort.
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