The Oregon Transportation Commission recently approved spending $124 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding on the state’s roads.
A total of $56 million will be provided to local governments based on their share of the State Highway Fund.
County road departments are responsible for more than 3,400 bridges and 32,000 road miles, most of the state’s public road system.
A total of $36 million will be used for maintenance on state highways, and $32 million will be used to make the state highway system accessible for Oregonians with disabilities.
