Oregon is experiencing a construction boom. In coming years every corner of the state will be impacted as an unprecedented amount of funding is directed to road construction, maintenance, and preservation, as well as the repair or replacement of hundreds of bridges. The Oregon Legislature has made more than $3 billion available under what’s called the Oregon Transportation Investment Act (OTIA). This is in addition to the federal and state funds committed to the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, which represents over $1.3 billion in projects and programs for 2004-2007 and over $1.2 billion for 2006-2009.
In addition to ODOT activities, there are other factors that affect mobility—projects by cities and counties, utility work, harvest seasons for agricultural products, even significant tourism events.
To keep Oregon’s state highways open for travel and business as we deliver an ever-increasing volume of projects, ODOT has instituted a statewide traffic mobility program to track and forecast potential mobility conflicts, resolve issues and coordinate efforts.
Highway Mobility Operations Manual
The Highway Mobility Operations Manual is a guide to how Oregon is coordinating an unprecedented amount of construction activity while still keeping traffic and freight moving. It’s a comprehensive outline of the approach that ODOT and its construction partners take when planning and executing all road and bridge projects. It sets project standards and minimum requirements regarding communication and coordination, vertical and horizontal clearance, bridge weight restrictions, delays, detours, staging, and design.
