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  • Home
  • Economic Benefits
    • Attract and Maintain Talent
    • Business and Commerce Growth
    • Economic Expansion
    • Increased Property Value
    • Job Growth
    • Labor Force Participation
    • Local Economic Revitalization
    • Reduced Congestion
    • Reliability
    • Tourism
  • Quality of Life Benefits
    • Accessibility
    • Active Lifestyle
    • Affordability
    • Attractiveness
    • Community Health
    • Environmental Justice
    • Environmental Sustainability
    • Equity
    • Habitat and Ecosystem Conservation
    • Heritage Conservation
    • Housing
    • Land Use Planning and Conservation
    • Noise
    • Resilience
    • Safety
    • Shortened Travel Time
  • Find Your State
  • Read the Report
  • Resources
    • Today’s State DOTs: Leading Transportation Change
    • Transportation Is: Video Stories
    • EconWorks
    • Surface Reauthorization
  • Heritage Conservation,  Oregon,  Quality of Life Benefits of Transportation

    Preserving the Past Helps Us Learn for the Future

    One of eastern Oregon’s most well-known figures in history is Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce Tribe. In the summer of 2019, our crew teamed up to improve the rock wall at the…

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  • Heritage Conservation,  Oregon,  Quality of Life Benefits of Transportation

    Historic Caveman Bridge

    The 1931 Caveman Bridge in Grants Pass, Oregon serves as the gateway to the Redwood Highway and is an icon to travelers and residents. This project brought the bridge back to its original…

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  • Oregon,  Quality of Life Benefits of Transportation,  Safety

    Funds Are Improving Safety for Young Students

    Chaos often reigns when the bell rings at Liberty Elementary School in Salem, Oregon. As parents try to make their way to the parking lots for drop-off or pick-up, cars stack up on…

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  • Attractiveness,  Quality of Life Benefits of Transportation,  Rhode Island

    Rhode Island’s Newest Landmark: the RIDOT-Built Providence River Pedestrian Bridge

    Built by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT), the new Providence River Pedestrian Bridge in the City of Providence is an architectural marvel, creating a pathway for connection from one side of…

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  • Business and Commerce Growth,  Economic Benefits of Transportation,  Rhode Island

    Reconnecting Commerce by Reopening Rhode Island’s Oldest Documented Masonry Bridge

    In January 2019, several months ahead of schedule, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) reopened the Slatersville Stone Arch Bridge carrying Route 5 (Providence Pike) over the Branch River in North Smithfield.…

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