Transportation and Development
Clackamas County is not proposing tolling, but rather is responding to tolling programs proposed by the Oregon Department of Transportation.
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is proposing two projects to toll highways in Clackamas County and the Portland metropolitan region:
*Note: On May 1, 2023, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek announced she will delay all toll collection until Jan. 1. 2026. In a May 4 letter to legislators, she said the delay is to receive more information on Oregon Department of Transportation's "plans to mitigate diversion and address equity concerns" and set Dec. 15, 2023 as the report submission deadline.
Clackamas County has been involved in reviewing and commenting on these projects, and their potential impact on county residents and businesses for many years. County commissioners and staff sit on state and regional advisory committees, attend public meetings, testify and submit written comments on legislative proposals, and participate in meetings with staff from ODOT and our regional partners, including cities and neighboring counties. In addition, there have been numerous discussions about the proposed programs at Board of Commissioners meetings that are open to the public.
Below are links to a variety of documents and meetings that reflect the county’s involvement with and concerns about the proposed tolling programs.
| Aug. 16, 2023 | Regional Tolling Update Staff report video |
| April 12, 2023 | I-205 Toll Project Environmental Assessment Staff report video |
| March 8, 2023 | I-205 Toll Project Update from Oregon Department of Transportation Presentation video |
| March 1, 2023 | I-205 Toll Project Environmental Assessment Update Staff report video |
| Jan. 4, 2023 | Regional Mobility Pricing Project – Purpose and Need & Proposed Action Comment Letter Staff report and draft letter to ODOT video |
| Sept. 7, 2022 | Tolling Updates Staff report and draft letter to ODOT video |
| July 19, 2022 | Tolling Update Staff report video |
| July 12, 2022 | Low-Income Toll Report and Congestion Pricing Policy Update video |
| April 26, 2022 | Tolling Update video |
| April 12, 2022 | Testimony to Metro Council on I-205 Project Amendments video |
| March 9, 2022 | Metro RTP and MTIP Amendment Direction: I-205 Toll Program Staff report video |
| Feb. 22, 2022 | I-205 Toll Project RTP and MTIP Amendment Request Update Staff report video |
| Jan. 11, 2022 | I-205 Toll Project: Regional Transportation Plan and Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Plan Amendment Requests Staff report video |
| Dec. 7, 2021 | Tolling Op-Ed Draft Draft opinion article video |
| Sept. 14, 2021 | Regional Congestion Pricing Study Update Staff report video |
| Aug. 10, 2021 | Regional Congestion Pricing Study Update video |
| July 13, 2021 | Metro Congestion Pricing Study Draft letter video |
| June 29, 2021 | Metro’s Congestion Pricing Study video |
| April 14, 2021 | Transportation Funding for the Interstate Highway System and County Values on Proposed Solutions Staff report video |
Tolling and the I-205 Improvements Project have been part of the county’s state and federal legislative agendas since 2016. Legislative agendas, annual reports and historical background
The county also works closely with other jurisdictions and with the business community to share perspectives with legislators on the topic, as shown in joint letters below.
The Clackamas Board of County Commissioners is making good on its promise to improve the library system in Gladstone and Oak Lodge.
Perhaps you’ve decided it’s finally time to replace that old mattress that makes your back hurt. After the excitement wears off from purchasing the new mattress, you quickly realize that you’re not 100 percent sure what to do with your old mattress. Or maybe the part needed to fix your lawn mower is no longer made.
At a land use hearing on Sept. 28, 2022, the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners approved moving forward the Damascus Mobility Plan (ZDO-284). Once finally approved, the plan will be adopted into the county’s Comprehensive Plan:
The following roads are scheduled for resurfacing in the next five years. There are many variables that go into planning treatments to extend the life of the roads based on the rate at which they deteriorate, so projects and their order may change, or specific roads may be removed or added. Road construction contractors are hired to complete these projects through a competitive bid process.
While it might seem like it makes sense to pave the worst roads first, totally reconstructing a road can be up to ten times more expensive than planning for resurfacing treatments to extend the life of a road. Our pavement management plan will help to reduce the number of roads that reach the level of reconstruction, which means we can improve the quality of more roads each year.
First, we determine the condition of our 1,400 miles of roadway. Every year, we rate the condition of 50% of main roads and 25% of local roads using technology that inspects the surface condition as well as tests that provide data on the road structure that is not visible. We use software to predict the deterioration rate of pavement with a score between 0 and 100 to determine which roads would be best to repair. Using this information, we are able to plan resurfacing projects within the limits of our annual budget.
Our county goal is to maintain a pavement condition index at 70 or higher.
To reach this goal, we use surface treatments like chip seal and slurry seal to extend the life of roads and repave roads before total reconstruction is needed.
Our team monitors this data every year and makes adjustments as necessary to preserve the life our roads while using our limited resources wisely.
Road resurfacing is paid for by the County Road Fund and state gas taxes (HB2017), and the Community Road Fund. The Community Road Fund pays for projects on select local roads that would not be possible without this local source of funding.
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