| ConnectOregon Overview |
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| Keeping Oregon Moving |
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A quality transportation system can attract business and improve quality of life. People depend on multiple modes of travel - and efficient connections between those modes - to move goods and provide services throughout the state, country, and the world. A sound transportation system encourages growth, reduces the cost of congestion and inefficiency, and provides a gateway to the global economy.
ConnectOregon is a lottery-bond-based initiative first approved by the 2005 Oregon Legislature to invest in air, rail, marine and transit infrastructure. This key strategy ensures Oregon’s transportation system is strong, diverse, and efficient. ConnectOregon is focused on improving the connections between the highway system and the other modes of transportation to better integrate the components of the system, improve flow of commerce and remove delays.
The first major funding initiative targeted at multimodal (non-highway) transportation, ConnectOregon is helping make the most of the public’s investment in Oregon’s transportation system . It is a valuable addition to the significant investments Oregonian’s have made recently in the highway network (OTIA I, II and III and the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). ConnectOregon is already attracting and sustaining business and jobs in Oregon and ensuring Oregon is connected to world markets.
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| ConnectOregon I |
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In 2005, the Oregon Legislature authorized $100 million for Oregon’s Multimodal Transportation Fund to invest in air, rail, marine and transit infrastructure. This first authorization, also known as ConnectOregon I, currently has 41 projects. All the projects in this first program are, at the very least, in the design phase with seven under construction and three near completion.
Read more about ConnectOregon I and the projects currently underway.
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| ConnectOregon II |
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The 2007 Oregon Legislature approved a second authorization of $100 million for the ConnectOregon program. Also known as ConnectOregon II, this second authorization will build on the success of ConnectOregon I and will continue to improve the flow of commerce, remove delays and improve safety.
Read more about ConnectOregon II project eligibility, selection criteria and timelines.
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| Updates |
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ODOT will update the ConnectOregon Web site whenever new information is available. Stakeholders and those with a vested interest in the program are encouraged to sign up to receive communications via ODOT’s ConnectOregon electronic mailing list.
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| For more information |
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For more information about projects funded through ConnectOregon I, contact Marty Andersen with the ODOT Local Government Section at (503) 986-3640.
For more information about the application and selection process for ConnectOregon II, contact ODOT's Freight Mobility Section at (503) 986-3208 or connectoregon@odot.state.or.us.
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