By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation,
Oregon Department of Transportation says they are $1 billion under-funded for basic road costs.
Several cities have raised gas taxes in the past few years to pay for basic road costs.
Yet, Oregon is about to receive up to $24 million in Federal road funds and it will not be used on roads.
Federal grants will provide millions of dollars to install electric vehicle charging stations near low- and middle-income apartments and condominiums in Tualatin, Albany, Portland, Salem, and more than a dozen other Oregon cities. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $15 million to Tualatin and $1.9 million to Albany under the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law program. Another $102 million grant will pay for EV and hydrogen fueling stations along Interstate 5 in California, Oregon, and Washington. Under a population/road mile proportion estimate, Oregon may be receiving $18 million in aid under the new grant.
So far, 61 charging ports have opened at 15 stations with nearly 15,000 more ports in development.
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