ODOT

Several rural airports in Oregon are getting a major boost—over $3 million is on the way to enhance safety and keep our skies secure.

Oregon’s Department of Transportation is asking family members to talk to older drivers who might need help assessing their skills. This is Older Driver Safety Awareness Week.

The first day of winter is still weeks away; December 21st, but that doesn’t mean Northwest drivers may not face winter-like conditions on area roadways.

“Even though we technically did gain that hour of sleep, it can really mess with your body’s rhythm, that internal clock.”

This is a busy time of year, as many of our commodities are being harvested, from the final wheat fields, to apples, grapes, potatoes, and a host of other products. And harvest means a bump in traffic around farms and ranches.

A massive transportation funding package will wait until September 17th for its final vote in Oregon’s Senate.

Oregon lawmakers will meet in a special session Friday to consider how to fill ODOT’s massive budget gap. The Transportation Committee heard testimony Monday on the bill being considered.

Harvest is underway across Oregon, and for the next couple of months the state Department of Transportation is reminding all motorists.

Harvest is underway in many corners of the Pacific Northwest, and that will only intensify in the weeks ahead.  The Oregon Department of Transportation is partnering with a local grower to increase safety around farm equipment.  Brandon Bishop with Ioka Farms in Silverton, OR, spoke to drivers through an ODOT video. "Keep your...

With no major wildfires burning in the state so far this summer, Oregon’s Department of Transportation would like to keep it that way.  ODOT’s Kacey Davey says vehicles are the number one cause of summertime wildfires in Oregon. “Driving off...