Oregon Highway Status Report: 11:30p 1/19/2012

Oregon Department of Transportation sent this bulletin at 01/19/2012 11:34 AM PST

Oregon Highway Status Report: 11:30p 1/19/2012 

 

You must carry chains with you in ALL mountain passes; please be prepared to use them.

Be prepared for delays and road closures; be alert for downed trees, debris, mudflows and landslides.

Portland metro area

  • I-5 south of Macadam Ave exit (mp 299) right northbound LANE AND EXIT CLOSED to allow crews to repair Wednesday slide
  • Overflowing storm drains contributing to high water concerns throughout the Portland area.

North/Central coast, Central Willamette Valley

  • OR 153 (Bellevue-Amity Highway) CLOSED due to high water; no detour
  • OR 22E CLOSED at Stayton-Sublimity Interchange, about 13 miles east of Salem, due to high water; detour uses Fernridge Road
  • OR 18 at OR 99W interchange CLOSED due to high water; short detour is in place
  • OR 18 (Salmon River Hwy) remains CLOSED between west of Otis and Grand Ronde due to downed trees
  • U.S. 20 (Corvallis-Newport Hwy) RESTRICTED to one travel lane near Chitwood, about 17 miles east of Newport, due to high water
  • OR 34 (Alsea Hwy) CLOSED 17 miles west of Alsea (mp 23) due to landslide; no estimate on reopening
  • U.S. 101 RESTRICTED to one travel lane 4.5 miles south of Newport due to erosion of ground under road; flaggers will control travel 24/7. Restriction will be in place 4-5 days
  • OR 180 (Eddyville-Blodgett Hwy) CLOSED to through traffic due to high water. Local residents have access
  • OR 126W CLOSED at Cushman, three miles east of Florence due to high water
  • OR 34 CLOSED near Triangle Lake (mp 23) due to landslide
  • OR 58 is OPEN but rough road conditions exist about nine miles west of Oakridge

Southern Oregon

  • OR 38 will remain CLOSED THURSDAY; a sinkhole opened between Scottsburg Park and Loon Lake Road, east of Reedsport. Alternate route is OR 42. No estimate on reopening
  • OR 241 (Coos River Highway) CLOSED from Donovan's Drive east to the end of the highway due to high water; no detour and no estimate on reopening
  • OR 138E is PARTIALLY CLOSED about one mile east of the Susan Creek campgrounds as slide cleanup continues

Central Oregon

  • U.S. 20 at Santiam Pass restricted to one travel lane with pilot cars leading traffic due to snow slides and trapped semi

Eastern Oregon

  • All state highways OPEN but extremely icy conditions exist in Umatilla and Morrow Counties

Know Before You Go

For more information

  • Portland/Gorge/Mt. Hood:
    • Don Hamilton, 503-731-8265
    • Kimberly Dinwiddie: 503-731-8281
  • Salem/North coast: Lou Torres, 503-986-2880
  • Springfield/Central coast: Rick Little, 541-726-2442
  • Southern Oregon/South coast: Jared Castle, 541-957-3656
  • Central Oregon: Peter Murphy, 541-388-6224
  • Eastern Oregon: Tom Strandberg, 541-963-1330
  • Statewide: Dave Thompson, 503-860-8021