The Joint Committee on Transportation (JCT) is holding a listening tour in preparation for the consideration of a new transportation funding package during the 2025 legislative session. Listening tour stops are expected to include roundtable discussions with local leaders, a site tour, and a public hearing.
The Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) encourages our members to save the date for their area meeting and be prepared to participate on behalf of their county’s local road, bridge, and transportation needs and priorities.
County road project tours and roundtables: The 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. local operations, maintenance, and safety project tours are coordinated by ODOT Region Managers. If your county is a host location please contact your ODOT Region for more information and to coordinate tour stops to visit county projects or facilities that would convey county road needs to the legislature. AOC county members wanting to attend the 2 to 4 p.m. local roundtable should contact AOC Legislative Affairs Director Mallorie Roberts before the meeting.
The AOC County Road Program and the Oregon Association of County Engineers and Surveyors (OACES) will provide additional suggested talking points, statewide county road needs data, and individual county road priorities one-pagers, to help your county communicate its needs effectively with the legislature.
County Roads Resources:
- AOC Suggested Testimony Template
- AOC Suggested Roundtable Talking Points Template
- AOC Transportation Funding Webpage – County Road Briefs:
- 2023 County Road Funds Annual Report to the Legislature
Legislative and ODOT Resources:
- JCT State Transportation Safety and Sustainability Outreach Tour for 2025 Package
- JCT 2024-25 Beginning Conversation Draft #12 Action Plan (2/6/2024)
- ODOT Update on House Bill 2017 Finished Work (2/6/2024)
- ODOT State Transportation System Needs (2/22/2024)
- ODOT Highway Cost Allocation Study Background (2/22/2024)
Transportation Safety and Sustainability Outreach Tour Schedule
| Date | City | Location | Link to OLIS meeting pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6/4 | Portland | Portland Community College: Cascade Campus | Meeting Link |
| 6/18 | Tillamook | Port of Tillamook Bay, Officer’s Mess Hall | Meeting Link |
| 7/16 | Albany | Tripp Theater, Takena Hall, Linn-Benton Community College | Meeting Link |
| 7/17 | Eugene | Lane Events Center | Meeting Link |
| 8/7 | Coos Bay | Marshfield High School | Meeting Link |
| 8/8 | Medford | Jackson County Expo Center, Mace Building | Meeting Link |
| 8/28 | Ontario | Treasure Valley Community College Four Rivers Cultural Center, Meyer McLean Memorial Theater | Meeting Link |
| 8/29 | Hermiston | Eastern Oregon Trade and Event Center, Great Room | Meeting Link |
| 9/12 | Bend | OSU Cascades Campus, Ray Hall | Meeting Link |
| 9/13 | The Dalles | The Dalles Middle School Commons | Meeting Link |
| 9/25 | Salem | Virtual | Meeting Link |
| 9/26 | Happy Valley | TBA | Meeting Link |
| 9/27 | Hillsboro | TBA | Meeting Link |
Page updated Sept. 3, 2024