Oregon Department of Transportation Director Kris Strickler plans to retire Jan. 2, saying it is time for a new chapter within the agency now that the state has figured out how to fill its massive budget shortfalls.
Strickler is the agency’s second longest-serving director, serving since 2019 and leading the department’s 4,500 employees during the 2020 Labor Day wildfires, the COVID-19 pandemic and the state’s most recent transportation funding shortage that almost resulted in nearly…
