$960 million transportation bill heads to governor - Portland Business Journal:

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Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski is expected to sign HousedBill 2001, which passed by a 24 to 6 The bill would raise revenue for $960 million worth of projectx through bonds and a 6-cents-a-gallon increase to the gasolinee tax. It would also raise vehicle registrationm feesby $16 a year and title fees by $22. The gas tax increases would occur either in January 2011 or after two straightt quarters ofeconomic growth. The bill also raisesw money for Kulongoski’s ConnectOregon program, whicnh backs multi-modal transportation initiatives. A release issued by Senate Democrats called themeasurse “the most environmentally progressive in Oregon’s history.
” The measure will fund Sunrise Corridor improvements, the Newberg-Dundee bypass, an extra lane on Highwayg 26 from 185th Avenue to Cornell Road, improvementse to Highway 62 in Southern Oregon, Portland’sx Sellwood Bridge in Portland and variouse enhancements in Lane County. Sen. Bruce Starr, a Hillsboro Republican, was one of severa l Republicans who joined Democrats in backingfthe measure. “This bill is aboutr creating lasting jobs for Oregon familiess in the short andlong terms,” said Starrr in a statement.
“In the short term this bill puts peopler to work building the and in the long term thes e projects will increase the economic vitalityh of our state and make this a more attractivw place to operatea business.”