I-5 south closed in Portland tonight

Oregon Department of Transportation sent this bulletin at 03/26/2012 04:11 PM PDT

March 26, 2012

For more information:   Kimberly Dinwiddie, 503-731-8281, Kimberly.Dinwiddie@odot.state.or.us   

Don Hamilton, ODOT, 503-731-8265, Don.B.Hamilton@odot.state.or.us 

For more information: www.gibbsbridge.org 

TRAFFIC ADVISORY

Overnight I-5 south closures tonight

Motorists will use I-405 south during the overnight closures

A contractor for the Oregon Department of Transportation will close the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 south of the Marquam Bridge from 11:30 p.m. tonight, March 26, to 5 a.m. Tuesday, March 27.

During the closure, motorists heading south on I-5 will take the Fremont Bridge although access to Interstate 84 eastbound and the Morrison Bridge from I-5 southbound will remain open.

Travel lanes on I-5 southbound will start closing at 10:30 p.m. with the full closure beginning at 11:30 p.m. The southbound closure will allow the contractor to work above the freeway on the Gibbs Street Pedestrian Bridge over I-5.

Detour: Motorists traveling on I-5 southbound will take the Fremont Bridge to Interstate 405 south to the I-5 southbound off-ramp.

 

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