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WYDEN, SMITH SECURE $115 MILLION IN OREGON PROJECTS AS CONGRESS
PASSES HIGHWAY BILL
July 29, 2005
Washington, DC – Today, U.S.
Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) announced
the final Congressional approval of the Transportation Equity
Act of 2005. That legislation reauthorizes the Federal-aid surface
transportation program, which includes federally aided highways,
highway safety programs, and transit programs. The bill will now
be sent to the President for signature into law. The Senators
released the list below of $115 million in approved Oregon projects
earlier this week, when the bill’s conference report was
completed.
“Highway funds are a high-performance
fuel for Oregon’s economy: they boost commerce and create
living-wage jobs in a whole host of industries,” said Wyden.
“The projects in this bill will improve the roads and highways
Oregonians use every day, and that will make a difference in the
quality of life for folks all across our state.”
“Oregon’s economy depends
on efficient roads and reliable infrastructure,” Smith said.
“By investing in a smart Oregon project, federal dollars
can substantially improve the business climate and standard living
in a community.”
Oregon projects in the highway bill
include:
• $16 million in Clackamas
County for the Sunrise Corridor
• $15 million for purchase
of right of way, planning and design and construction of a highway
in Newberg
• $10 million for a I-5/99W
connector in Washington County
• $9 million to add a southbound
lane to a section of I-5 through Portland between Delta Park and
Lombard
• $8.4 million to reroute
U.S. 97 at Redmond and improve intersection of U.S. 97 and Oregon
126
• $5 million for Highway 20
improvements from Pioneer Mountain to Eddyville
• $5 million for upgrading
the I-5 Fern Valley interchange at Exit 24 in Medford
• $5 million in Multnomah
County for the Sellwood Bridge
• $3.9 million in Umatilla
County for Barnhart Road Extension
• $3.8 million in Portland
for construction of highway and pedestrian access to Macadam Avenue
and street improvements
• $3.5 million for improvements
to U.S. 97 from Modoc Point to Algoma
• $3.4 million for construction
of I-84 and US 395 Stanfield interchange improvement project
• $3 million for Beaverton
Hillsdale/Scholls Ferry/Olenson Road
• $2 million for the I-5 Trade
Corridor Portland to Vancouver segment
• $2 million to construct
sidewalks and improve storm drainage and gutters for the Safe
Walk Plan in Medford
• $1.8 million for Oregon
riverfront access in The Dalles
• $1.7 million for Highway
22 improvements in Polk County
• $1.7 million for Highway
140 transportation improvements in Lake County
• $1.6 million for Highway
22-Cascade Highway interchange improvements in Marion County
• $1.5 million for Phase One
I-205/Highway 213 Interchange improvements
• $1.4 million for widening
I-205 in Clackamas County
• $1.3 million in Wilsonville
to construct Barber Street extension
• $1 million for Cascade Locks
Southbank Enhancements in Cascade Locks
• $1 million for transportation
improvements around the Federal Courthouse in Eugene
• $1 million for the Troutdale
Interchange at I-84
• $1 million for improvements
to I-205 at Airport Way
• $1 million for I-5 interchange
in Coburg
• $1 million for widening
Oregon Highway 217 between Tualatin Valley Highway and the U.S.
26 interchange in Beaverton
• $700,000 in Yamhill County
for P&W Rehabilitation Project
• $500,000 for Highway 101
improvements
• $500,000 in Hood River for
Frontage Road crossing project
• $500,000 for Kuebler Boulevard
improvements in Salem
• $400,000 for Marine Park
underpass to address necessary improvements in the Cascade Locks
• $400,000 for the I-5 Franklin-Glenwood
Interchange Study
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