LA GRANDE — Decreasing revenues and a steady increase in prices have forced the Oregon Department of Transportation to make some drastic cuts, including cutting back on winter road maintenance.
Matt Noble, public affairs specialist for ODOT, said the department’s latest revenue forecast shows gas tax revenue peaking in 2024, with an accelerating decline in total gas tax revenues occurring afterward.
An Oregon Department of Transportation snowplow clears a roadway in Baker County.
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Andy Adkins, an Oregon Department of Transportation road maintenance worker, prepares to load rock salt into a snowplow at the La Grande salt shed on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022.
A trio of Oregon Department of Transportation snowplows clear the westbound lanes of Interstate 84.
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