Oregon Department of Transportation Lays Off Nearly 500 Workers
- On July 14, Portland Bureau of Transportation Director Millicent Williams announced about 50 layoffs next week due to the collapse of a state funding plan.
- The Oregon Legislature's failure last month to pass a transportation funding package created an $11 million shortfall, leaving PBOT with a $38 million deficit despite fee increases and expected state funds.
- PBOT reports 932 positions at risk and a nearly $6 billion backlog, with Director Williams noting infrastructure is already deteriorating due to years of budget reductions.
- Portland city officials warned that service delays, including deferred repairs and slowed upgrades to high-crash corridors, will begin next week due to upcoming layoffs.
- City councilors advanced a resolution urging Gov. Tina Kotek to convene a special legislative session to explore a utility fee, now heading to full council for approval.
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Nearly 500 Oregon transportation workers get layoff notices after ‘preventable’ funding emergency • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon Department of Transportation road crews move snow clearing equipment on the Highway 204 near Elgin on January 2, 2025 (Photo courtesy of ODOT)Hundreds who work for the Oregon Department of Transportation got notice that they’re being laid off in what Gov. Tina Kotek called a preventable emergency and the largest round of layoffs in the state government’s history. The 483 Oregon Department of Transportation employees who received layoff no…
'Not business as usual': Governor, ODOT announce first wave of nearly 500 layoffs, warn of serious impacts
(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Governor Tina Kotek and the Oregon Department of Transportation announced Monday the first wave of layoffs of state workers who deliver basic services to Oregonians and warned of the widespread impacts that will ensue as a result. The agency initiated 483 of an estimated 600 to 700 total
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