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States and Territories: Oregon

Port of Portland Searches for Solutions with Container Shippers Gone - 7/13/2015
International trade routes have changed for Oregon importers and exporters. With the departure of container shippers Hanjin of Korea and Hapag-Lloyd of Germany earlier this...

Multimodal Freight Project Prioritization Review and Methodology - 7/01/2014
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has completed a study to understand the gap between the state of the science for freight project impact estimation...

Development of a Freight Benefit/Cost Methodology for Project Planning - 9/16/2013
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has released a freight benefit/cost methodology to assist practitioners with performing quantitative analyses of freight system projects. This...

Characterizing Oregon's Supply Chains - 4/17/2013
The Oregon Department of Transportation has completed a study on Oregon's supply chains in an effort to better define the relationship between freight movement and...

Residents Protest Freight Trucks Driving Shortcuts - 9/24/2012
Although there is a designated truck route between Interstate 5 and St. Johns Bridge in Portland, Oregon, many truck drivers are taking a shortcut through...

Oregon Transportation Commission Approves 38 Projects for ConnectOregon Funding - 8/28/2012
The Oregon Transportation Commission has approved 38 multimodal projects for $40 million in funding through the ConnectOregon IV program. These approved projects came from 65...

Oregon Offering Electric Truck Incentives - 7/23/2012
Oregon's recently initiated Commercial Electric Truck Incentive Program (CETIP) looks to improve air quality through the distribution of $20,000 vouchers to assist in the purchase...

Oregon DOT Receives 70 Applications Requesting $84 Million for Multimodal Projects - 1/05/2012
The Oregon Department of Transportation has received 70 applications requesting over $84 million for the next round of ConnectOregon funding. ConnectOregon, currently in its fourth...

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