CENTRAL POINT (AP) — The Oregon State Police say they finally have enough troopers to begin patrolling the roads 24 hours, seven days a week, in part of the state.

Gov. Ted Kulongoski authorized a recruiting drive for the 2007-09 biennium that the agency says has increased staffing enough to expand patrols based at its Central Point office in the southern part of the state.

It is the first state police command office to get troopers back on the roads around the clock, even though it will be a minimum staffing levels.

The recruiting drive has already added more than 120 troopers to the agency's ranks