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ODOT Director Matt Garrett
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Dear Oregonians,
We are pleased to provide you with the 2006 edition of Key Facts, a summary of important issues affecting transportation in Oregon. In addition to information about transportation revenues and expenses, this booklet includes:
- details about ODOT’s performance, demands on our system and the transportation planning process;
- tables showing driver and motor vehicle transactions, passenger rail volumes and construction project accomplishments;
- key data transportation planners and stakeholders can use; and
- descriptions of motor carrier activity, freight movement and public transit programs.
Key Facts also tells about the recent investments Oregon has made in your transportation system.
The Oregon Department of Transportation is working with private contractors to replace and repair hundreds of bridges on highways throughout the state, enhancing safety and putting thousands of Oregonians to work. Over the next 10 years, ODOT and its private-sector partners have placed a priority on:
- completing projects efficiently and safely;
- keeping Oregon "open for business," ensuring people, goods and services keep moving as construction volume increases on our roadways; and
- involving and growing Oregon firms and employees to benefit the entire state.
For the latest information about transportation issues around the state, visit ODOT’s web site. And remember, before you travel, log onto Oregon’s award-winning road condition, construction and incident site, www.TripCheck.com. (You can also call 511 for important travel information.)
On behalf of the dedicated ODOT employees throughout the state, thank you for your interest in transportation — and please drive safely.
Matthew L. Garrett
Director
Oregon Department of Transportation
Download the entire Key Facts 2006 booklet (PDF, 1.8 MB), or view sections of the booklet below.
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| About ODOT |
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Transportation in Oregon
Moving people and goods in Oregon
Oregon’s transportation system is a multi-billion dollar investment in our people, our environment and our state. Almost every aspect of life is affected by transportation — it’s how food gets to the grocery store and how children get to school; it’s how tourists come to visit and how residents discover new places. Whether by train, air, car, bus, bicycle or on foot, we all depend in one way or another on a safe and reliable transportation system.
Multi-modal transportation gives Oregonians more choices and supports economic prosperity. By considering all the different ways to travel and all the options to move goods and services, we create efficient connections that benefit the entire state.
Transportation facilities owned and operated by the state of Oregon
• Interstate and state highways;
• State-owned airports; and
• Two short-line railroad tracks and rights of way.
Other Oregon transportation systems
• City streets and county roads;
• Public roads on federal lands;
• Ferries;
• Public transit systems;
• Commercial and general aviation airports;
• Freight railroads and intercity passenger rail service;
• Marine ports and navigation; and
• Nonmotorized transportation.
ODOT invites you to learn more about Oregon’s transportation system from this booklet. You can also keep up-to-date on plans and projects at our web site, www.oregon.gov/ODOT.
Agency Organization
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| The Important Role of Transportation |
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Governor Kulongoski announces the ConnectOregon program.
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| Oregon's Transportation System |
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A container crane passes under the Astoria-Megler Bridge.
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| Transportation Funding |
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OTIA funding helped pay for this project on Oregon 22.
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| Measuring ODOT's Performance |
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ODOT gathers public input at a town meeting about a project.
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