Oregon Department of Transportation Lays Off Nearly 500 Workers

Oregon to lay off 11% of ODOT staff and close nearly 14% of maintenance stations

The layoffs and other cuts are being made after Oregon lawmakers failed to pass a transportation package during the 2025 legislative session.

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…

Oregon Department of Transportation lays off nearly 500 workers

The agency will also close 12 maintenance stations across the state.

'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

‘Consequences to essential transportation services are imminent’: Governor Kotek

Gov. Tina Kotek and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) have announced the first wave of layoffs of state workers who deliver basic services to Oregonians.

Roughly 50 Portland transportation workers face layoffs

Roughly 50 Portland transportation employees are on track to lose their jobs next week due to the unexpected collapse of a state plan to fund transportation agencies.