{"id":19418,"date":"2024-05-16T16:47:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T20:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=19418"},"modified":"2024-05-17T10:23:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T14:23:22","slug":"wyden-merkley-announce-660000-for-road-safety-in-columbia-and-clatsop-counties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/wyden-merkley-announce-660000-for-road-safety-in-columbia-and-clatsop-counties\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyden, Merkley Announce $660,000 for Road Safety in Columbia and Clatsop Counties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Washington DC <\/em><\/strong><strong>\u2014 <\/strong>U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that Oregon will receive $660,000 in federal funds to Columbia and Clatsop counties to help develop transportation improvement plans and boost public safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cOregonians need to be confident that the roads they drive on daily are safe,\u201d <strong>dijo Wyden. <\/strong>\u201cThis federal investment funded from the <em>Ley de Infraestructura Bipartidista<\/em> that I fought to pass will help ensure that folks can dependably travel in Oregon\u2019s northwest corner, and I\u2019ll keep battling for similar transportation safety resources across our state.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Oregonians shouldn\u2019t have to worry that the roads they drive on are safe. These investments will help Clatsop and Columbia counties advance their goal to make roadways in their communities safer for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers alike,\u201d <strong>said Merkley. \u201c<\/strong>I will continue working to ensure every Oregonian is able to move about their daily lives conveniently, without fear of accident or injury.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The $660,000 in federal funds come from the federal Department of Transportation\u2019s Safe Streets and Roads for All Planning Grant program through the <em>Ley de Infraestructura Bipartidista<\/em> y se distribuir\u00e1 de la siguiente manera en Oregon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Columbia County Comprehensive Safety Action Plan &#8211; $180,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clatsop County Comprehensive Safety Action Plan &#8211; $480,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These investments build on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyden.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/wyden-merkley-hoyle-oregon-to-receive-nearly-27-million-to-improve-road-safety\">$2.7 million<\/a> in similar grants that Wyden and Merkley helped to secure for Oregon cities and Tribes in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cClatsop County is grateful for the work done by Senators Wyden and Merkley to get this federal funding award which will allow Clatsop County to develop a plan guided by data and informed by equitable and purposeful community engagement with ODOT, city governments, residents, transit agencies, local businesses, and other stakeholders,\u201d<\/strong> said Clatsop County Board Chair Mark Kujala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;We are thrilled to receive $180,000 in federal funds to start developing Columbia County&#8217;s Comprehensive Safety Action Plan,&#8221; <\/strong>said County Commissioner Margaret Magruder.<strong> &#8220;This funding will help us create a safer transportation network for everyone in Columbia County, improving road safety for both residents and visitors. We deeply appreciate the support of Senators Wyden and Merkley, as well as the resources provided through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Una versi\u00f3n web de este comunicado es <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wyden.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/wyden-merkley-announce-660000-for-road-safety-in-columbia-and-clatsop-counties\">aqu\u00ed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">###<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. \u2014 U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today that Oregon will receive $660,000 in federal funds to Columbia and Clatsop counties to help develop transportation improvement plans and boost public safety. \u201cOregonians need to be confident that the roads they drive on daily are safe,\u201d Wyden said. \u201cThis federal investment funded [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":18846,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[118,36],"class_list":["post-19418","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases","tag-delivering-for-oregon","tag-natural-resources-and-rural-development"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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