Oregon Infrastructure: ODOT Getting More Than $1B From Feds

HILLSBORO, OR —Oregon will be getting so much money from the newly passed infrastructure bill, that they're not exactly sure how they will spend it. Yet. The Oregon Department of Transportation says that they expect to receive approximately $1 billion over the next few years.

While it is a large sum, officials say that it will not nearly fix all of the problems that ail the state's roads, bridges, and mass transit systems.

ODOT says that they have many projects in various states of planning and construction and that they will have to take a close look at the legislation once it is signed to determine exactly where the money will go.

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Oregon Transportation Commission chairman Bob Van Brocklin says that the money will go to "highway and bridge construction and maintenance, safety improvements, mass transit investments, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, electric vehicle charging stations, and efforts to reduce carbon emissions from transportation sources.

"These resources will help us address congestion, which is increasing in our urban areas as the state’s population continues to grow; freight mobility, earthquake recovery preparedness, passenger rail, and other elements of the comprehensive mobility system we seek to create."

ODOT promises a more detailed plan will be released in the coming weeks.