The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is exploring one public medium- and heavy-duty hydrogen refueling station on Interstate 5, and it's asking the hydrogen community to weigh in.
ODOT's Climate Office has opened a request for information (RFI) to assess four things: 1) market readiness, 2) technical feasibility, 3) project maturity, and 4) long-term demand. The agency will use responses to determine whether the station can be developed within the funding, schedule, and regulatory constraints of the federal Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) program.
Feasibility studies rise or fall on evidence that operators will use a station and that developers and suppliers can deliver one. If you run trucks or buses on the I-5 corridor, build stations, or produce hydrogen, your answers can help shape Oregon’s hydrogen future.
“This is just the sort of coordination that accelerates momentum in the right direction,” said Bill Elrick, Executive Director of the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership (H2FCP). “ODOT is asking the right questions before it commits, and the best answers will come from the people running fleets, building stations, and producing fuel. H2FCP has already submitted feedback through ODOT's online survey, and we encourage everyone with a stake in this corridor to do the same.”
Who ODOT wants to hear from
- Fleet operators
- Transit agencies
- Hydrogen refueling station developers
- Hydrogen fuel producers and suppliers
- Anyone else with an interest in hydrogen refueling infrastructure
Complete ODOT's online survey by Nov. 4, 2026.
For more on ODOT's medium- and heavy-duty work, including its currently open EV charging station grant opportunity, visit the Climate Office's dedicated webpage.
