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Kotek Directs Oregon Transportation Commission To Pause Tolling

(Salem, OR) -- Oregon Governor Tina Kotek is telling the Oregon Transportation Commission to stop planning for tolls on Portland area freeways until the Legislature provides more direction. Kotek says the path toward implementing tolling in the Portland metro area is uncertain at best. This does not include the Interstate Bridge project. Kotek says it should move forward with Washington state using its tolling infrastructure to raise revenue for the project. This raises questions about the Abernethy Bridge project on I-205 which is currently under construction. Its funding was linked to tolls on I-205. Kotek says the 2025 Legislature will face tough decisions on raising revenue for ODOT.

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