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House makes permanent county safety corridor authority to allow counties to add crash-reduction tools
Summary
HB 2154 was approved to expand and make permanent the county safety corridor program so counties can establish safety corridors on high-risk county roads with enhanced signage and fines; sponsor cited crash reductions from pilot counties.
The Oregon House on March 7 approved House Bill 2154, which expands the county safety corridor program and makes it permanent so counties can use safety-corridor tools on dangerous county roads.
Representative Bosshardt-Davis, the sponsor, described the bill as building on a 2019 pilot that allowed counties to add safety corridors with increased fines and enhanced signage. She said Marion and Lane counties participated in the pilot and saw reductions in speeding and serious crashes: "In Lane County, just 4 months after implementing safety corridor fines double signs, speeding on London Road decreased by 15% ... since 07/04/2021 there have been no fatal crashes on this road that previously saw crash rate a 60% above the statewide average," the sponsor said.
The bill would allow counties to establish up to two safety corridors on county roads with higher-than-average fatality rates and incorporate advisory recommendations from the County Safety Corridor Advisory Group to create a sustainable, county-managed program. The sponsor framed the bill as a life-saving tool for rural roads.
There was no extended floor debate recorded and the clerk declared HB 21 54 passed by constitutional majority.
