Roads

Icy Roads Wreak Havoc On Friday Commute

By Jim McCoy Fri 11th January News Roads

The Oregon Department of Transportation says overnight ice caused numerous crashes in the mid-Willamette Valley Friday morning. The department urged motorists to wait until later in the morning to get on the roads and said that if motorists do leave early, they should slow down and increase the distance they keep from vehicles ahead. The agency's website reported winter weather advisories Read More »

Storms Damage Southern Oregon Forest Roads

By Jim McCoy Wed 5th December News forests Roads storms

Crews in southwest Oregon are clearing forest roads hit by a spate of storms.The Medford Mail Tribune reports small slides, downed trees and plugged culverts have closed a few roads.Read More »

Road Work Scheduled Wednesday for Northeast Medford

By Jim McCoy Tue 1st May News Roads

Between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday, Knife River Materials will be working on a stretch of East Mc Andrews Road between Oleander Street and Spingbrook Road. Flaggers will direct traffic. Delays should be expected. Motorists may want to consider an alternate route. Weather conditions or equipment problems may slow the project down.

Old Siskiyou Highway Section To Be Repaired

By Jim McCoy Mon 30th April News Roads

A landslide on the Old Siskiyou Highway is causing the roadway to be closed Tuesday. The slide is near milepost six with detours adding about five minutes to the commute for those using Oregon Highway 273. Heavy spring rainfall is blamed for the slide while construction teams wait until the area is dry enough for repairs.

Steve Johnson

Apr

2012

Author: Jim McCoy
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News Medford news Pear Blossom Roads Traffic

Pear Blossom Related Road Closures

Pear Blossom festivities will affect traffic in the downtown Medford area over the course of Friday and Saturday. Through 7 p.m. tonight, Main Street will be closed from Riverside to Central Avenue, Bartlett Street will be closed from Middleford Alley to 8th Street, and the public parking lot between Riverside Avenue and Bartlett, north of 8th.Read More »

Apr

2012

Author: Jim McCoy
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News ODOT Oregon State Police Roads

New Funding For Increased Highway 140 Patrols

Grant funds from ODOT will once again strengthen patrols in the Lake Of The Woods safety corridor along Highway 140 between mileposts 29 and 47. Safety corridors are segments of the highway system that are deemed to have inordinately high fatal crash rates.Read More »

Apr

2012

Author: Jim McCoy
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News bombs emergencies Roads

Highway Re-opened After Homemade Bomb Disabled

Oregon State Police say a stretch of state highway near Florence has reopened after technicians disabled a homemade pipe bomb on a bridge.Read More »

Mar

2012

Author: Jim McCoy
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News Oregon Coast news Roads weather

Section of Highway 101 Remains Closed

The Oregon Department of Transportation reports that Highway 101 11 miles south of Port Orford is still blocked by a lanslide. About 400 yards of debris make up the slide. They say the slide remains active due to saturated soils. Because of safety concerns, clean up won't begin until it becomes more stable.Read More »

Mar

2012

Author: Jim McCoy
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News ODOT Roads weather

Studded Tire Season Extended

Highway officials say it's looking wintery in Oregon's snow zones, so drivers with studded tires can keep using them during the first days of April. The annual deadline for removing studded tires had been the end of the day Saturday.
That's been extended through Monday, April 9. Studded tires haveRead More »

Mar

2012

Author: Jim McCoy
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News Roads Traffic

ODOT: Some Local Traffic Levels Decreasing

ACCORDING TO A STUDY RECENTLY RELEASED BY “O-DOT”
LOCAL TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 5 AND HIGHWAY 99 HAS
DECREASED 15 PERCENT SINCE 2004. GARY LEAMING ATTRIBUTES
THE TREND TO THE RECESSION, RISING GAS PRICES AND MORE
PEOPLE DOING THEIR SHOPPING ONLINE. BUCKING THAT TREND
IS HIGHWAY 62, WHERE TRAFFIC HAS INCREASED FROM 36-Read More »