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Gov. Tina Kotek is suggesting she’ll call lawmakers back to avoid steep cuts.

The money will reimburse the state for work done to recover from floods, fires and other natural disasters.

ODOT is warning drivers to watch for construction along U.S. 101 south of Newport this summer.

Crews are working to replace the Salt Creek Bridge on Highway 58, east of Oakridge, and the Oregon Department of Transportation is using something in the work zone that might not be familiar to drivers: automated flagger assistant devices.

The Oregon Department of Transportation says the condition of the state’s roads is worsening but there’s not enough money to maintain them.

Saturday marks ten years since a woman and her three children were hit by a pickup truck while crossing Main Street at 54th in Springfield. The children were killed and their mother was critically injured. KLCC checked in to find out if the intersection has gotten any safer since then.

Weather forecasters are more confident that the Willamette Valley and Coast Range will experience freezing rain by early Thursday morning.

Oregon Highway 126 near Veneta is getting a makeover. The Oregon Department of Transportation has received a $30 million federal grant to help fund the project, which will require drivers in the area to get used to roundabouts.

Highway 20 from the Lincoln County line to Philomath has been a focus for the Benton County Sheriff’s Office this year because of the spike in driver deaths.

Thanksgiving kicks off the busy holiday season. That will be very apparent on the roads with the holiday, Black Friday and then a big Football game on Saturday in Eugene.

The spike in fatalities along Highway 20 between Newport and Philomath has not gone unnoticed by state highway officials, police agencies and anyone who drives it.

A group of 18 organizations say they are one step closer to building four wildlife passages or crossings over Highway 20 in Central Oregon