Oregon residents and visitors, as well as the state’s economy. economy. state’s the as well as visitors, and residents Oregon recognize that a safe, efficient network of transportation systems is critical to to critical is systems transportation of network efficient safe, a that recognize technology to light the roads. Our goal is to keep Oregon moving, and we we and moving, Oregon keep to is goal Our roads. the light to technology use pathways in cities to leading efforts to improve Oregon’s use of solar solar of use Oregon’s improve to efforts leading to cities in pathways use We do a lot of things many people don’t realize — from creating multi- multi- creating from — realize don’t people many things of lot a do We crossings, commercial trucking and more. more. and trucking commercial crossings, highways, ODOT oversees the Department of Motor Vehicles, railroad railroad Vehicles, Motor of Department the oversees ODOT highways, official on site, if necessary. if site, on official Oregon has grown, so has ODOT’s mission. In addition to state and federal federal and state to addition In mission. ODOT’s has so grown, has Oregon Report any unsafe incidents to a flagger, police officer or other other or officer police flagger, a to incidents unsafe any Report - ODOT was first formed in 1913 as the state highway department. As As department. highway state the as 1913 in formed first was ODOT • Be alert, be visible, be patient. be visible, be alert, Be - for road work. It was one cent per gallon. gallon. per cent one was It work. road for instructions for bicyclists. for instructions In 1919, Oregon was the first state in the nation to enact a gas tax to pay pay to tax gas a enact to nation the in state first the was Oregon 1919, In • Obey directions given by flaggers — they may have specific specific have may they — flaggers by given directions Obey - two days each year working on a road crew, or pay $2 per day. day. per $2 pay or crew, road a on working year each days two Watch for steel plates in the roadway — they can be slippery! be can they — roadway the in plates steel for Watch - day. “Able-bodied” men between 21-50 years old were required to spend spend to required were old years 21-50 between men “Able-bodied” day. Walk your bike across rough, uneven, or gravel surfaces. gravel or uneven, rough, across bike your Walk - for every $1,000 of property value they owned, or they could pay $2 per per $2 pay could they or owned, they value property of $1,000 every for or barrier. or s, property owners were taxed one day’s work on a road project project road a on work day’s one taxed were owners property s, 1860 the In • Stay out of the work area — do not ride behind cones, barricades barricades cones, behind ride not do — area work the of out Stay - more than 150 years. years. 150 than more Follow detour signing for motor vehicles if sharing the road. the sharing if vehicles motor for signing detour Follow - maintain it — has been growing and changing for for changing and growing been has — it maintain that our transportation network — and how we we how and — network transportation our that Follow detour signing for bicycle routes, where applicable. where routes, bicycle for signing detour Follow - As you drive Oregon’s roads and bridges, consider consider bridges, and roads Oregon’s drive you As signs and look for bicycle-specific warning and detour signs. detour and warning bicycle-specific for look and signs Obey construction construction Obey - zone, do the following: the do zone, economy. If riding through a work work a through riding If • www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/BIKEPED/ www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/BIKEPED/ an overall boost to Oregon’s Oregon’s to boost overall an year. this Oregon around the work zone. work the around about biking through Oregon, visit Oregon, through biking about provides thousands of jobs and and jobs of thousands provides Northwest in construction under a safer alternate route route alternate safer a FOR MORE INFORMATION INFORMATION MORE FOR Road repair and construction construction and repair Road • are projects 40 nearly Regionally, • Determine if there is is there if Determine • projects listed on this map during 2011. 2011. during map this on listed year. this or dial 511. dial or more than 122 road and bridge bridge and road 122 than more million for the nearly 40 projects projects 40 nearly the for million www.tripcheck.com ODOT is investing more than $220 $220 than more investing is ODOT • starting is ODOT Statewide, • your route. Visit Visit route. your occurring along along occurring CONSTRUCTION EFFORT IN OREGON: IN EFFORT CONSTRUCTION if construction is is construction if SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE 2011 ROAD ROAD 2011 THE ABOUT FACTS INTERESTING SOME planning to determine determine to planning some pre-trip pre-trip some Do • represents. represents. and safer: and The next time you see an orange cone zone, remember the benefits it it benefits the remember zone, cone orange an see you time next The Map the trip a bit less stressful stressful less bit a trip the population growth throughout the state for decades to come. come. to decades for state the throughout growth population make help can guidelines safety and making sure that our road system is set to support economic and and economic support to set is system road our that sure making and safety simple few a However, operation and efficiency of our transportation system, we’re improving your your improving we’re system, transportation our of efficiency and operation intimidating. be can Construction Construction level construction season is good news for all Oregonians. By improving the the improving By Oregonians. all for news good is season construction level zone work construction a Nobody likes to be caught in construction traffic, but this year’s record- year’s this but traffic, construction in caught be to likes Nobody through riding cyclist, a s A 2011 Northwest Oregon Northwest 2011 Oregon’s Road Investment Road Oregon’s Information Travel Bike Oregon’s Highway History Highway Oregon’s Make a Go of the Gorge, Test Your Safety Knowledge Know Before You Go or Get Clear to the Coast ODOT works to provide 1 What do you do if you see 3 In Oregon, traffic fines for Use these resources so you “Know Before You Go.” We will help you get there. a safe, reliable a police car, tow truck, all traffic offenses in work But there will be delays along some highways. This map is designed to show you fire truck or ambulance zones for maintenance, where major road construction projects are planned along ODOT’s Northwest transportation system with flashing lights on the construction and utility Oregon highways during the 2011 summer construction season. for motorists. This Enjoy your shoulder of the highway? work are double at all times FOR UP-TO-DATE PROJECT INFORMATION ON WHAT’S HAPPENING IN summer A. Continue in the right and on all roads, regardless year, the state will CONSTRUCTION ZONES THROUGHOUT OREGON, here are some key phone recreation lane and pass the whether there are signs numbers and web addresses: repair a record number travel, vehicles at your current posted. of roads and bridges. but please rate of speed. A. True remember to In-state travel information, call 5-1-1, B. Move over one lane to B. False drive safely! or 1-800-977-6368. the left www.TripCheck.com Safety belts work just C. Continue in your lane if With any major repair effort, it’s important to realize that some spots will 4 as well if your seat back you can’t move over but run more slowly at certain times. We appreciate your patience. We real- is reclined or if you are ODOT’s website: reduce your speed at ize that our work coincides with many Oregonians’ favorite time of year to slouched in your seat. www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION1/ProjectPage.shtml least 5 miles-per-hour travel and explore our great state. We’re working hard to plan our projects below the posted speed A. True carefully and strategically so they minimally impact your travel. Some of the If you’re heading to the Columbia River Gorge, limit ways ODOT minimizes traffic disruptions include: B. False www.ODOTGorgeprojects.org D. None of the above for construction information and project updates. • Night work on weekdays — Whenever possible, we send crews out When traffic is entering E. Both b and c 5 between 8 p.m. and early morning hours, especially when the work and exiting at a freeway If you’re heading to the North Coast, requires closing traffic lanes. interchange, both through- More than 40 percent of www.GetToTheCoast.org 2 traffic and exiting traffic for construction information and project updates. • Single-lane closures — when you see flagging crews moving traffic work zone crashes in the have right of way over through single lane closures, it’s the alternative to closing a road “transition zone” and not vehicles entering the completely and sending traffic through detours. the actual work area. The freeway. transition zone is? • Coordinated project work — ODOT experts carefully examine entire A. True A. The on-ramp to the freeway corridors when planning construction work. They coordinate the freeway. B. False timing of projects to keep traffic impacts as small as possible. B. The area directly What is the length needed • Monitoring traffic — ODOT workers drive through construction sites following the work 6 for a semi-trailer traveling Printed on 100% post-consumer waste paper that is carbon neutral, chlorine free, FSC®certified,Green-e® certified personally and record how long it takes it takes to get through the work zone.