ODOT says rising construction costs and a delay in the start of regional freeway tolling have created impossible funding gaps for both projects.
SALEM, Ore. — The Interstate Bridge Replacement Program secured a key piece of funding this week to keep the project on track, but the Oregon Department of Transportation says the Portland area’s other two big freeway projects, the Rose Quarter and Interstate 205 expansions, have hit major roadblocks.
The projects have grown in scope — and therefore price — during planning, ODOT said, and freeway construction costs have risen dramatically at the same time. Gov. Tina Kotek also recently ordered a pause on
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