A long-sought transportation spending package for Oregon — promising to deliver road repairs, freeway congestion relief, beefed up transit operations, support for electric vehicles, safer routes to schools and added cycling infrastructure — now awaits Gov. Kate Brown’s signature.
The Oregon Senate passed the $5.3 billion, 10-year bill by a 22-7 vote Thursday. A day earlier, it passed the House 39-20.
Democrats supported the bill overwhelmingly in each chamber, but it also picked up support…