US EditionGov. Kotek Calls for Special Session on ODOT Needs
MARION COUNTY, OREGON, JUL 22 – Governor Kotek aims to secure $350 million to prevent nearly 500 layoffs and maintain essential road and transit services amid declining gas tax revenues, officials said.
- In Salem, Oregon, Governor Tina Kotek is using her constitutional authority to call a special session on August 29, 2025, to address a $350 million funding shortfall at Oregon Department of Transportation.
- Decreasing federal investment and rising construction costs created a $350 million budget hole, prompting the special session call.
- Nearly 500 employees began receiving layoff notices on July 7, and Oregon Department of Transportation Director Kris Strickler said the effective date has been pushed from July 31 to September 15.
- Pending layoffs are halted and ODOT can maintain operation of 12 maintenance facilities, and Kotek’s statement said the special session will focus on near-term solutions to stabilize ODOT and local governments.
- With early 2026 layoffs looming, and Kotek said she will seek a six-cent gas tax hike to close the budget gap.
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Kotek’s transportation plan: 6-cent gas tax increase, registration fee hikes and doubled transit tax
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Oregon Gov. Kotek calls transportation funding special session just before Labor Day - Ashland News - Community-Supported, NonProfit News
Lawmakers to address a $350 million funding shortfall in the Department of Transportation’s budget that led to hundreds of layoffs By Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle Gov. Tina Kotek will order lawmakers back to the Capitol for a special session at the end of August to address a $350 million funding shortfall in the Department of Transportation’s budget that led to hundreds of state employees receiving layoff notices this month. Kotek ann…
Governor Kotek Calls for Special Session to Address Transportation System Emergency
SALEM, Ore. - Gov. Tina Kotek is calling for a special legislative session to address Oregon's transportation system emergency. The session is set for Friday, August 29, 2025, and aims to secure funding for road maintenance and operations.
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