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OVERVIEW
The Oregon Department of Transportation’s Urban Mobility Strategy is a cohesive approach to reduce congestion, improve safety and modernize the region’s aging transportation system. Combined with ODOT's partnerships and investments in transit and active transportation, these projects will address transportation problems facing the Portland region for generations to come.



The Challenges

Congestion, safety, and aging infrastructure
The Portland area is in a jam. 
  • Portland ranks No. 19 in the United States for the worst traffic. 
  • Hours of traffic are delaying individuals, businesses, and communities. 
  • High crash rates caused by bottlenecks and outdated interchanges put the economy and Oregonians safety at risk. 
  • Aging bridges and roads will fail in an earthquake. 
  • Decreasing fuels tax revenue, as cars become more fuel efficient, use less gas and emit less pollution, reduces transportation budgets.
Climate 
Transportation emissions are Oregon’s largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions. We are on track to reduce carbon emissions from transportation by 60% from 1990 levels by 2050. 

The Solution

The Urban Mobility Strategy
To address safety, equity and climate change challenges, the Urban Mobility Strategy was developed to reduce congestion and modernize our aging infrastructure system.

The Urban Mobility Strategy’s once-in-a-generation projects – OR 217 Auxiliary Lanes, Interstate Bridge Replacement Program, I-205 Abernethy Bridge Project, I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement, I-5 Boone Bridge Replacement Project – along with ODOT’s partnerships and investments in transit, bike and pedestrian paths, will help to reduce traffic jams.

 As the region continues to grow, these project investments, along with tolling, will address transportation problems facing the Portland region for generations to come. 























Projects 


I-205 Abernethy Bridge Project

I-5 Boone Bridge Replacement Project

I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project

OR-217 Auxiliary Lanes Project

Westside Multimodal Improvements Study


Contact Us


Deputy Director
503-731-8309
Strategic Initiatives Director
503-720-4843
Project Director, Rose Quarter
503-731-3087

Media inquiries:
Anna Howe
503-877-7101


Urban Mobility Strategy News
Construction begins this summer on I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project
  • 01/17/2025 08:30 AM PST
I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project January Meetings
  • 01/07/2025 01:10 PM PST
ODOT's Urban Mobility Strategy Newsletter - December Issue
  • 12/18/2024 02:04 PM PST
Overnight ramp closures from OR 43 and OR 99E to I-205 start Monday, Dec. 9
  • 12/06/2024 02:06 PM PST
I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project Secures Sufficient Funding to Begin Construction
  • 12/04/2024 03:20 PM PST
OR 43 to I-205 ramp closures start Monday, Dec. 2
  • 12/02/2024 05:03 PM PST
I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project October Meeting
  • 10/01/2024 02:42 PM PDT
Comment period open through Oct. 3 on limited toll rules
  • 09/19/2024 11:24 AM PDT
Weigh in on I-5 Boone Bridge Replacement Project Options
  • 09/16/2024 03:32 PM PDT
ODOT's Urban Mobility Strategy Newsletter - September Issue
  • 09/11/2024 10:17 AM PDT
Comment period open through Oct. 3 on limited toll rules
  • 09/03/2024 12:27 PM PDT
Save the date! Comment period on limited toll rules opens Sept. 1
  • 08/26/2024 11:44 AM PDT
ODOT’s I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project Moves Closer to Construction with Key Metro Vote
  • 08/01/2024 03:19 PM PDT
I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project Receives Environmental Award from Federal Highway Administration
  • 06/06/2024 09:10 AM PDT
I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project June Meeting
  • 06/04/2024 08:11 AM PDT
ODOT's Urban Mobility Strategy Newsletter - May Issue
  • 05/08/2024 02:02 PM PDT
I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project May Meeting
  • 05/07/2024 04:43 PM PDT
US Department of Transportation visits Portland and celebrates historic federal investment in local projects
  • 05/01/2024 12:15 PM PDT
I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project April Meeting
  • 04/02/2024 03:50 PM PDT
Oregon Toll Program - UPDATED Meeting Notice
  • 03/13/2024 03:54 PM PDT
Oregon Toll Program - UPDATED Meeting Notice
  • 03/12/2024 06:17 PM PDT
Federal Approval Allows I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project to Move Forward
  • 03/12/2024 06:12 AM PDT
ODOT's Urban Mobility Strategy Newsletter - March Issue
  • 03/07/2024 10:58 AM PST
I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project March Meeting
  • 03/05/2024 04:01 PM PST
Oregon Toll Program - Meeting Notice
  • 03/05/2024 03:06 PM PST
Save the date! Comment period on proposed tolling rules opens April 1
  • 02/29/2024 03:55 PM PST
ODOT's Urban Mobility Strategy Newsletter - February Issue
  • 02/07/2024 10:48 AM PST
I-205 Abernethy Bridge Project - Southbound I-205 Temporary Lane Closure for Emergency Pothole Repair
  • 01/23/2024 04:02 PM PST
I-205 Abernethy Bridge Project - Southbound I-205 Temporary Lane Closure for Emergency Pothole Repair
  • 01/23/2024 10:50 AM PST
I-5 Rose Quarter Improvement Project January Meeting
  • 01/16/2024 04:24 PM PST
Oregon Toll Program - Meeting Notice
  • 01/16/2024 09:28 AM PST
ODOT's Urban Mobility Strategy Newsletter - January Issue
  • 01/10/2024 12:34 PM PST
I-205 Abernethy Bridge Project - Northbound I-205 Lane Reductions and Ramp Closures Scheduled Saturday, January 6
  • 01/05/2024 03:25 PM PST
I-205 Abernethy Bridge Project - Northbound I-205 Lane Reductions and Ramp Closures Scheduled for January 6
  • 12/29/2023 02:06 PM PST
I-205 Abernethy Bridge Project - POSTPONED: Northbound I-205 Lane Reductions and Ramp Closures
  • 12/15/2023 04:15 PM PST
ODOT's Urban Mobility Strategy Newsletter - December Issue
  • 12/14/2023 10:51 AM PST
Commission Advances Ambitious Low-Income Toll Program
  • 12/13/2023 01:00 PM PST
I-205 Abernethy Bridge Project - Coming soon: Northbound I-205 Lane Reductions and Ramp Closures
  • 12/08/2023 03:21 PM PST
I-205 Abernethy Bridge Project - Coming soon: Southbound I-205 Lane Reductions and Ramp Closures in mid-December
  • 12/01/2023 03:23 PM PST
I-205 Abernethy Bridge Project - Upcoming Traffic Impacts Starting December 4 on Southbound OR 43 Near West Linn Central Village Shopping Center
  • 11/28/2023 03:38 PM PST
Westside Multimodal Improvement Study Steering Committee to meet
  • 11/28/2023 10:04 AM PST
Oregon Toll Program - Meeting Notice
  • 11/27/2023 11:56 AM PST
Next Steps for the I-205 Toll Project
  • 11/17/2023 10:19 AM PST
Rose Quarter Partners Share Vision and Low-Income Toll Program Moves Forward at OTC Meeting
  • 11/16/2023 03:00 PM PST
I-205 Abernethy Bridge Project - Rolling Slow Downs on I-205 in West Linn and Oregon City Starting Tomorrow, Nov. 16, at 9:30 a.m.
  • 11/15/2023 04:14 PM PST
I-205 Abernethy Bridge Project - Rolling Slow Downs on I-205 in West Linn and Oregon City Starting Tomorrow, Nov. 16, at 9:30 a.m.
  • 11/15/2023 04:11 PM PST
ODOT's Urban Mobility Strategy Newsletter - November Issue
  • 11/13/2023 09:16 AM PST
Oregon Toll Program - Meeting Notice
  • 11/13/2023 08:39 AM PST
I-205 Abernethy Bridge Project - Reminder: Southbound I-205 Lane Reductions and Ramp Closures Starting November 11 for Approximately 15 Hours
  • 11/10/2023 03:32 PM PST
I-205 Abernethy Bridge Project - Plan Ahead: Southbound I-205 Lane Reductions and Ramp Closures Starting November 11 for Approximately 15 Hours
  • 11/03/2023 03:28 PM PDT

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