May 14, 2009 - WASHINGTON, DC - Below is the list of transportation projects requested in the Surface Transportation Authorization on behalf of local governments and non-profit entities to benefit Oregonians.
**** NOTE: Generally, very few requests are actually funded.

North Main Street/Wimer Street/Hersey Street Intersection Reconstruction in Ashland, Oregon
$2,000,000

US 97 South Bend Parkway (Murphy Road Interchange) in Bend, Oregon
$25,000,000

The Dalles Riverfront Access in The Dalles, Oregon
$3,630,000

US 197/Fremont Overpass in The Dalles, Oregon
$11,000,000

US Highway 97 and J Street Intersection Project in Madras, Oregon
$11,990,000

New Access Point from Port of Morrow’s East Beach Industrial Park to Highway 730 and Interstate 84, in Boardman, Oregon
$8,900,000

I-84 Spring Creek Truck Climbing Lane (west of La Grande, Oregon)
$5,100,000

US 97-Cooley Road Intersection Improvements in Bend, Oregon
$6,400,000

19th Street Extension in Deschutes County, Oregon
$5,630,000

Small Town and Rural Public Transportation Vehicle Purchase
$2,000,000

Redwood Avenue Improvements (from Dowell Road to Hubbard Lane in Grants Pass, Oregon)
$3,666,800

Jackson Road to N. Laurel Street Multi-Use Path in Ashland, Oregon
$1,900,000

Bend Area Transit- Bus Replacement (Bend, Oregon)
$2,490,000

Bear Creek Greenway Crossing at Barnett Road in Medford, Oregon
$2,800,000

Oregon Highway 97 Wildlife Passage Strategy and Demonstration Project (south of Bend, Oregon)
$1,890,000

Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail
$4,000,000

Highway 140 Improvements (Bly Mountain/Beatty Curve- Klamath County)
$4,500,000

I-5 Fern Valley Interchange in Phoenix, Oregon
$25,000,000

Marine Park Entrance Project (City of Cascade Locks, Oregon)
$2,752,000

Hood River-White Salmon Interstate Bridge in Hood River, Oregon
$3,800,000

Authorization for Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC), a National University Transportation Center
$0