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Oregon Transportation Commission: How to best address ‘speedbumps’ in transportation revenue

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — When it comes to setting transportation policy in Oregon, that responsibility falls to the Oregon Transportation Commission, which oversees ODOT.

Currently, the Oregon legislature is considering what’s called the Oregon Transportation Reinvestment Package (TRIP), that seeks to raise $1.9 billion in the next biennium. This could include higher fees and new taxes.

Lee Beyer is the Vice-Chair of the Oregon Transportation Commission, and a former longtime state legislator.

He joined Eye on Northwest Politics form his home in Springfield to touch on what will need to happen to get things moving again.

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Watch the full interview in the video above.

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