Traffic & Transit
Oregon Winter Will Bring More Salt To The Roads, Says PBOT, ODOT
PBOT plans to salt three times as many miles this winter to fight freezing conditions.
PORTLAND, OR – Winter is coming. The Portland Bureau of Transportation and the Oregon Department of Transportation both know it. And it has nothing to do with Game of Thrones.
The agencies – along with Portland Police, Portland Fire & Rescue, and TriMet – held a news conference on Wednesday to discuss how prepared they are for the coming winter driving season.
The big news from PBOT is that they will be using twice as many machines to spread salt in three times as many miles of road this year compared to last.
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On Dec. 1, they plan to have an open house where the first 100 people who arrive will get free shovels.
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