![]() ![]() ODOT’s own federally required “Transportation Asset Management Plan” shows that the state is spending $320 million less per year than is needed to maintain the state’s roads and bridges at the current state of repair. While ODOT routinely blames the Legislature for this problem, it is actually a combination of ODOT systematically understating the costs of major capital projects, and then administratively reallocating funds that could be used for repairs to fund expanded highway ![]() ![]() But their actual budget priorities make it clear that they routinely short change maintenance and repair in favor of costly and ineffective road expansion projects. The Oregon Department of Transportation claims that it has a “Fix-it” first policy–prioritizing spending funds to preserve existing roads and bridges. ![]()
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