Curb cuts and ramps were part of a legal settlement finalized by the state stemming from a lawsuit brought by disability rights advocates in 2016. The original cost for delivery was estimated at $400 million over the 12-year life of the project but has quadrupled to that $1.65 billion as of today.
Voters across Oregon considered 49 ballot measures in this week’s special election that would create or extend taxes, levies, and bond sales for public projects. Of the measures, 34 were passing as of Thursday at 10 a.m. for an overall pass rate of 69.4%.
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Pac/West's Rick Metsger offers his take on where things stand (along with some recent historical perspective) as Oregon lawmakers work to find common ground on transportation funding. Striking an agreement may require rolling a 7-10 split, Metsger says — the trickiest of all bowling shots. 🎳🎳🎳
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/by Rick MetsgerThey say timing is everything, and for advocates of a robust transportation funding bill, timing could not be worse.