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Volunteers Needed For Road-Use Charge Study

Ken Lund

Not only do modern cars burn less gasoline, people just drive a little less in Oregon these days. 

Which means less need for new roads, but also less gas tax money to maintain existing roads. 

That's why the Oregon Legislature authorized a large (5000 people)pilot project to see how road usage charges--like per-mile charges--would do in replacing gas taxes. 

We hear from the Oregon Department of Transportation about the project, and its need for volunteers.  
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.