Comment period on limited toll rules open through Oct. 3
The limited toll rules comment period is now open through October 3. To read the updated proposed rules visit Oregon Limited Toll Rules Update. The proposed limited rules focus on how the Oregon Transportation Commission will designate a road a tollway, as well as the process for the OTC to set, review, and update rates, as having processes in place for all of these will be needed to move forward on the planned bi-state facility on the Interstate Bridge.
Leave us a comment from September 1 to October 3 11:59 p.m. PT by:
(please include “rulemaking comment” in the subject line)
- Leaving a voicemail: (541) 603-9677
- Mailing a printed comment:
Oregon Department of Transportation
Attn: Director’s Office Rulemaking
355 Capitol St. NE MS11
Salem, Oregon, 97301
In March of this year, ODOT paused work on various elements of Oregon’s toll program. This included indefinitely pausing work on any tolling of I-205 Abernethy Bridge and halting work entirely on the Regional Mobility Pricing Project, which was exploring tolling all of I-5 and I-205 on the Oregon side of the Portland metro region. The only tolled facility moving forward is the Interstate Bridge Replacement program, which would be tolled by the Washington State Department of Transportation, with toll rates and policies jointly set by the Washington State Transportation Commission (WSTC) and the Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC). To follow this process, subscribe to updates from the Bi-state tolling subcommittee, made up of members from OTC and WSTC as they continue to discuss the toll rates and policies related to the Interstate Bridge.
ODOT paused further work on the rules until we could determine what portion of the rules need to move forward. We have developed a limited set of proposed rule updates we will publish for a formal public comment process in September.
These limited toll rules are based on the draft rules that the Statewide Toll Rulemaking Advisory Committee helped ODOT develop for tolling. A number of sections that were included in the original draft update, including discounts and exemptions, are not included because they were related to collection of tolls by ODOT and ODOT is no longer collecting tolls.
The draft proposed rules will go out for formal public comment September 1 through October 3. A virtual public hearing on the limited rules will be held on September 18 from 12-1:30 p.m. We plan to present the draft rules to the OTC for their formal approval at the November 14 meeting.
Learn more and get involved! Visit Oregon Limited Toll Rules Update.
Interstate Bridge Replacement Program News
The IBR program gained more momentum with the award of $1.499 billion through the Federal Highway Administration’s Bridge Investment Program. The award was announced by congressional offices on July 12th.
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