SALEM, Ore. (KOIN) — It's full steam ahead for Governor Tina Kotek's plan to raise the gas tax and a payroll tax to help pay for Oregon's roads.

There is a special legislative session set for a week from Friday to vote on her proposals to avoid laying off hundreds of Oregon Department of Transportation workers and cutting services.

On Wednesday, staff from the governor’s and ODOT's offices held a briefing going into more details about the plan.

The state gas tax would go up by 6 cents, to 46 cents per gallon. A road user charge for existing electric vehicles would start going into effect in 2027 — new EVs and hybrids would pay starting in 2028, but it would not apply to commercial delivery vehicles.

Increases in title and registration fees for vehicles have also been proposed. And the

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