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Portland officials call new state transportation package a short-term boost, not a solution
Summary
City transportation officials told the Finance Committee the recently passed Oregon state transportation package provides a modest, temporary revenue increase for Portland—covering about $11 million already assumed in this fiscal year and roughly $8.5 million of new resources beginning in FY26-27—but warned it will not keep pace with inflation or close long-term maintenance backlogs.
Portland city transportation officials told the Finance Committee on Nov. 17 that the recently passed Oregon state transportation package gives the city a necessary near-term infusion of funds but will not solve long-standing revenue shortfalls.
"We are estimating that in this fiscal year, PBOT will receive about $10,600,000," said Melissa Williams, director of the Portland Bureau of Transportation. After other baseline adjustments from ODOT and Multnomah County, Williams said the package yields a net increase of about $19.5 million next year, which, after accounting for the $11 million already budgeted this year, leaves roughly $8.5 million in new resources starting in…
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