New bill would put a stop to tolls on I-205 and I-5 beyond Columbia bridges

ODOT is moving forward with tolls on Portland-area interstates, but a new bill would limit tolls to the I-5 Columbia River crossing.

SALEM, Ore. — Despite growing resistance, the Oregon Department of Transportation has been moving inexorably forward with new tolls for I-205 and I-5 around Portland. Sometime next fall, ODOT expects to roll out the first of these tolls on the Abernethy and Tualatin River bridges along I-205 near Oregon City.

But a new bill working its way through the Oregon legislature, Senate Bill 933, would force ODOT to hit the brakes on its plans. The bill is sponsored by state Sen. Mark Meek and

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