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Controlling Board approves up to $28.1 million for ODOT truck‑parking design on up to 23 sites
Summary
The board approved funding for consultant contracts to design potential truck‑parking sites across the state. ODOT said the work will evaluate 23 candidate sites and that construction will follow only for cost-effective locations.
The State Controlling Board on April 7 approved up to $28,100,000 for consultant contracts to carry out preliminary development and detailed design for truck‑parking sites around the state.
Why it matters: The contracts cover design work on 23 candidate sites so the Department of Transportation can develop cost estimates and layouts; ODOT said it expects to build fewer sites than those evaluated and will put construction out to competitive bid when selected.
Details from the meeting: Chris Hughes, ODOT District 1 deputy director, said $28,100,000 represents the top end for four regional consultant contracts covering design for a total of 23 sites. Hughes said the department initially identified about 83 potential sites and has narrowed the list to 23 for detailed evaluation. He said the department plans to focus construction on the most cost-effective sites and that construction bids will be competitive low-bid procurements after design is complete.
Board members asked whether rest areas would remain open during construction; ODOT said the rest areas are expected to remain open except for occasional short-term closures for tie-ins. Senator Ingram asked why the department did not perform more detailed site inspections first; ODOT replied it conducted an internal evaluation to narrow sites and needs consultant work to assess engineering constraints and detailed costs before selecting which sites to build.
Outcome: The item was approved by the board with no objections recorded in the transcript.
