State Lawmakers to Visit Southwest Oregon in Next Stops of Transportation Tour
Coos Bay and Central Point are the next stops for Oregon lawmakers' Statewide Transportation Safety and Sustainability Outreach Tour next Wednesday and Thursday.
These visits to communities across the state are helping legislators understand the unique needs of Oregonians and the challenges of maintaining a safe, accessible and reliable transportation system.
Public hearings will be held in each location and community members are encouraged to provide their comments.
The public hearing in Coos Bay will be held on Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Marshfield High School. The public hearing in Central Point will be held Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Jackson County Expo Park.
Members of the public interested in testifying can register in person starting 30 minutes before each meeting begins. The committee will also hear remote testimony, if time permits, which the public can register for on the committee's webpage at "olis.oregonlegislature.gov."
For both meetings, ODOT is partnering with local transit agencies, cities and counties to take legislators on a bus tour through those areas during the day to see the condition of local roads, bridges, and bike and pedestrian infrastructure.
State lawmakers are looking for solutions and ODOT looks forward to continuing to support this statewide tour as part of this effort.
