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| Overview |
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The 2009 Oregon Legislature approved a third authorization of $100 million in lottery-backed bonds for the ConnectOregon III program as part of HB 2001, the Jobs and Transportation Act. Building on the success of the first two authorizations in 2005 and 2007, ConnectOregon III will continue to improve the connections between the highway system and other modes of transportation.
ConnectOregon funds will be distributed to air, marine, rail, transit and other multimodal projects statewide, with at least five percent allocated to rural airports. In addition, no less than 10 percent of ConnectOregon III funds must be distributed to each of the five regions of the state, provided that there are qualified projects in the region.
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| Timeline and Application Process |
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Applications submitted for the five percent ‘Rural Airport’ set-aside funding will be forwarded to Oregon Department of Aviation for evaluation by the Board of Aviation, and its recommendations will be forwarded to the Oregon Transportation Commission. All other applications will be reviewed for completeness and feasibility by ODOT staff during the first quarter of 2010. ODOT will then forward qualified applications to five modal and five region committees for review and public input. In June 2010, a Final Review Committee will prioritize its recommendations for funding and forward them to the OTC. An OTC public hearing on the recommendations will be held in July, and the OTC expects to make its decision in August 2010.
For additional information about the application and selection process, refer to our Frequently Asked Questions document. It is updated on a regular basis. You can also email us.
Stakeholders and those with a vested interest in the program are encouraged to sign up to receive communications via ODOT's ConnectOregon electronic mailing list.
See the timeline for ConnectOregon III.
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| For more information |
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For more information about ConnectOregon III, email us or call (503) 986-3208.
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