The U.S. Secretary of Transportation met with Oregon officials to discuss the future of 82nd Avenue while touring the corridor in an all-electric TriMet bus.
PORTLAND, Oregon — U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited the Pacific Northwest on Friday, first meeting with Washington state leaders in Washougal to highlight and discuss a railroad crossing elimination grant, and later meeting with Oregon leaders to tour 82nd Avenue and discuss the corridor’s future.
In Washougal, U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell and Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp-Perez met with Buttigieg to discuss an intersection the federal government is putting $40.48 million toward fixing. It’s where 40 trains a day cause gridlock for drivers
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