To share comments, email [email protected] or send physical mail to James Gates, the deputy director of ODOT’s planning division, at mail stop #3260, 1980 W. Broad St., Columbus, Ohio 43223.

A Metro committee vote this morning allows the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to step over a key procedural hurdle before they break ground on their $1.9 billion I-5 Rose Quarter project.

“Drowsy driving is a serious issue,” said Mindy McCartt with ODOT. “Every year, lives are lost due to crashes where drivers either fell asleep at the wheel or were too tired to react in tim ...