ODOT Winter Costs Up, But Less Than Last Year
Portland, OR April 13, 2009 10:52 a.m.
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DiscussThe Oregon Department of Transportation spent about $4 million more for snow removal than expected this past winter.
ODOT budgeted $22 million for winter maintenance of state highways from November 2008 to April 2009. Heavy snow in the Willamette Valley in December pushed the actual cost to about $26 million.
That’s less than the same period last year when ODOT spent $29 million, mostly on snow removal.
Christine Miles is a spokeswoman for ODOT. She says going over budget during the winter means some spring and summer road projects will be delayed.
“Some of the other projects may be pushed off our plate this year and we’ll pick‘em up again next year,” says Miles. “Anything that’s non-safety related, if it can, it will get pushed aside.”
Miles says ODOT will continue to plow mountain passes this week as well.
Weather forecasters are calling for between four to eight inches of new snow in the Cascades over the next couple of days.
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