If you ever drive up in Portland, you’re likely acquainted with it’s traffic. A federal infrastructure package will make improvements to various aspects of transit. Keep reading to discover where planning currently stands.

By Jayati Ramakrishnan | The Oregonian/OregonLive

A new surge of federal transportation funding could soon jump-start large and long-planned freeway and transit projects in the Portland metro area.

The Oregon Department of Transportation is poised to receive $1.2 billion in new funding from the federal infrastructure package approved by Congresson Friday. The money will go toward a variety of highway, public transit and clean energy projects.

Travis Brouwer, ODOT’s assistant…