Getting Oregonians Back to Work By Better Connecting Our Economy
Ron Wyden has revolutionized the way local governments finance infrastructure projects with the introduction of Build America Bonds. This Wyden-authored program – being touted as the one of most successful recovery projects “spurring productive investment, job creation, and creating a more progressive and democratic method of local finance” – has provided badly needed financing for construction projects while upgrading the U.S.’s transportation infrastructure. It has already saved American taxpayers over $12 billion, with $56 million of those savings being realized in Oregon. Here is a list of some of the projects Wyden’s Build America Bonds are making possible in Oregon:
- Improving the U.S. 26/Glencoe Road Interchange in Washington County
- Adding an auxiliary lane to the I-5/I-205 Interchange in Washington County
- Fixing the Westside onramp to the Sellwood Bridge in Multnomah County
- Adding a lane to portions of U.S. 26 in Washington County
- Adding a lane to portions of OR 212 in Clackamas County
- Improving the interchange at I-84 and 257th Street in Multnomah County
- Improving the Hood River exit on I-84 in Hood River County
- Improving the I-5/OR 214 Interchange in Woodburn (Marion County)
- Building the Dundee Bypass on 99W in Yamhill County
- Completing work on the I-5/Beltline interchange in Lane County
- Rebuilding the I-5/Fern Valley Road interchange in Phoenix (Jackson County)
- Adding capacity on OR 62 in North Medford (Jackson County)
- Straightening the curves on the OR 42 in Douglas and Coos Counties
- Repaving 6th Street in Redmond on U.S. 97 (Deschutes County)
- Improvements to the U.S. 97/Murphy Road interchange in Deschutes County
- Making improvements to the Port of Umatilla (Umatilla County)
- Rebuilding the Izee-Paulina Highway in Grant County
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