The Oregon State Legislature is expected to consider a major transportation funding package during the 2025 regular legislative session. The Association of Oregon County (AOC) County Road Program has prepared a detailed survey, organized in an excel workbook, to determine county road needs for the 2025 package. Data from this County Road Needs Study will be compiled to accurately and comprehensively demonstrate the funding needed to maintain and manage the county road system to meet the needs of the traveling public over the next five years (2026-2030).
The last time the County Road Needs Study was conducted in 2014, Oregon counties learned that they would need to more than double their funding to meet the needs of our integrated transportation system. This year, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) estimates that they would need to more than quadruple their maintenance and system improvements funding to meet their needs.
We kindly request that all counties complete the 2024 County Road Needs Workbook and return it to Jordan Cole at jcole@oregoncounties.org by Monday May 13, for inclusion in the 2024 County Road Needs Study.
Please reach out with questions to Jordan Cole, AOC County Road Program policy analyst.
Contributed by: Policy Analyst Jordan Cole