Road Officials, Public Works Staff, Vendors and Agency representatives gathered in Linn County for the 2019 OACES Chip seal Workshop. This event, held every two years, provides an opportunity for those involved in chip [...]
More than 70 OACES members, staff and presenters attended the Fall OACES Conference held October 21-22 in Bend. This conference gave Road Officials and Surveyors a chance to explore a deeper dive on topics [...]
The Oregon Association of County Engineers and Surveyors is providing a chip seal workshop for agencies responsible for road maintenance in Oregon and Washington. This is a continuation of the OACES series of [...]
More than 95 participants from 18 city, county and state agencies converged on Linn County for the 26th Annual Oregon Safety Conference and Skills Demonstration. In addition to the Skills Demonstration and Competition, attendees [...]
The 2019 Oregon Legislative Session came to a close Sunday, June 30, just after 5:20 p.m. By many accounts it was one of the most unique and contentious sessions in modern memory as [...]
The Spring 2019 Conference for the Oregon Association of County Engineers and Surveyors (OACES), held May 20 - 22 in Hood River County, welcomed more than 76 Engineers, Road Officials, and County and professional [...]
Several County Public Works Administrators and County Road Program staff recently attended the National Association of County Engineers (NACE) Annual Meeting/Management and Technical Conference in Wichita Kansas. This event brings together more than 450 [...]
As fuel tax revenues began to decline, the Legislature, in 2001 created the Road User Fee Task Force. The Task Force comprised of legislators, transportation commissioners, local elected officials, and citizens was charged with exploring [...]
More than 100 participants gathered in Roseburg for the 25th annual OACES Skills Demonstration and Safety Conference. This multi-day event featured varied presentations on Ancient techniques for modern roads, Pre-Trip Inspection Review, Smart Chip Sealing, Roller [...]
Stakeholder Spotlight: Joseph Marek The Safety Center of the National Center for Rural Road Safety is happy to introduce our readers to Stakeholder Team member Joseph Marek. Joe is the Traffic Safety Program Manager for [...]