highways

GOP Senators say their plan would end the state's reliance on the gas tax, and would do away with idea for poll taxes.

Oregon ranks better.

There are a few times when it's OK to use the right lane to pass.

Have you ever wondered why traffic issues, even in the Columbia Basin, never seemed to get resolved when it comes to anything involving a state highway? Case in point: Highway 395 through Kennewick. After you leave the Blue Bridge south, you crawl up the hill to Kennewick, where it often takes 15-20 minutes (or even longer) to navigate past Clearwater, Kennewick Ave...

It's being discouraged, in some areas considered illegal, but you know it's going to happen.  People pulling over to the shoulder on highways to watch the eclipse.

It happens to everyone, anywhere there's road construction, congestion, or an accident.

Unlike Oregon, Washington state officials don't believe time saving benefits will offset potential safety issues, so I-90 speed limit won't be going up.

Don't get the idea you'll be able to go as fast as Montana, but a number of rural Eastern and Central Oregon state highways are going to see some 5-10 mph increases.

There's a lot of work being done all over Oregon this summer on highways and side roads, including Eastern Oregon. We've got the details so you can plan ahead.

As we have recently learned, a new federal program is going to have a test drone fly over the Mid-Columbia for traffic control purposes.