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ODOT: weigh-station fund shortfall forces operating gap; seeks modernization money
Summary
ODOT told the appropriations committee the weigh‑station revolving fund no longer covers routing and permitting and port‑of‑entry operations and asked lawmakers to consider a larger appropriation to sustain and modernize operations.
ODOT officials told lawmakers the weigh‑station revolving fund is currently insufficient to cover the department’s operating responsibilities for ports of entry, internal weigh stations and the routing-and-permitting system.
Director Gatz said the department’s cost to operate the ports of entry and routing/permit functions is roughly $4.5 million annually; he told the committee that ODOT currently receives under $2 million from the weigh‑station revolving fund for those duties. The…
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