SPONSOR: Oregon Department of Transportation

BUDGET: $64,906

ABSTRACT: The Oregon Road User Fee Task Force (RUFTF) is charged with developing a design for revenue collection for Oregon's roads and highways that will replace the current system for revenue collection for all light vehicles in the state. One option under consideration is the collection of fees for vehicle miles traveled (VMT). The objectives of this report are to analyze data transmission options and provide cost estimates for VMT data and fee collection centers. This includes development of frameworks and cost estimates for mileage-based fee collection centers, including the identification of issues related to data transmission, data collection, fee collection, data processing, billing, and payment, including pre-payment options. Trade-offs have been identified and the issues related to the trade-offs have been addressed. A companion study entitled Institutional Options for VMT Data and Fee Collection Centers has examined issues related to public/private operation of fee collection centers.

PRODUCTS:

report Bertini, R.L., Sullivan, K., Karavanic, K., , "Data Transmission Options for VMT Data and Fee Collection Centers.." Portland State University, Transportation Research Group, Research Report, October 2002.