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Imbler, OR · Traffic & Transit
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Five Week I 5 Closure Through Portland Rose Quarter Pushes Drivers, Commuters and Emergency Responders Onto Crowded Detours Across Oregon and Southwest Washington
PORTLAND, OR — A five-week closure of Interstate 5 through Portland’s Rose Quarter is now underway, and transportation officials are warning that routine trips across the region will take much longer. The shutdown is tied to the Rose Quarter Improvement Project, which is intended to reduce crashes, ease congestion and eventually reconnect the Albina neighborhood with a highway cover.
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ODOT explains: Real-time traffic responses, safety focus amid Portland I-5 south closure
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Drivers are having to navigate their first major weekday commute since the southbound I-5 closure through Portland’s Rose Quarter, and transportation officials are monitoring traffic in real time. Rose Gerber with the Oregon Department of Transportation joined KATU News as the commute got underway...
KXL
Truckers Weighing in on I-5 Shutdown and What It Means For Them
PORTLAND, OR – Now that we’re just hours away from the start of the I-5 shutdown in Portland’s Rose Quarter, truckers are talking about what it’ll mean to them. Jana Jarvis with the Oregon Trucking Association says the OTA lobbied for passage of the funding bill for the project. She also says they’ve heard from member truckers.
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OPB’s First Look: I-5 closure FAQ
Subscribe to OPB’s First Look to receive Northwest news in your inbox six days a week. The I-5 closure looming large in the minds of Portland-area commuters begins tonight. To begin today’s newsletter, OPB’s Riley Martinez answers common questions about how the southbound shutdown of a two-mile stretch of freeway could affect you.
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Southbound I-5 Closed Through Portland’s Rose Quarter: Detours & Delays
PORTLAND, Ore. — Southbound Interstate 5 through Portland’s Rose Quarter is closed for a major construction project that could take up to five weeks. The round-the-clock closure took effect at about 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11. The Oregon Department of Transportation expects to reopen the highway as soon as crews complete the work, likely in early October.
Statesman Journal
Northbound lanes of I-5 reopen at Woodburn after major crash
Northbound lanes of Interstate 5 one mile south of Woodburn reopened after a closure due to a major crash on the afternoon of Sept. 10. Southbound traffic was also snarled, but lanes were open. The first crash was reported at 3:42 p.m. near milepost 269, according to PulsePoint. Traffic had been diverted at milepost 248 onto Highway 99E, according to tripcheck.com. Northbound traffic on Interstate 5 was still tied up in north Salem due to the crash at 6 p.m. Multiple crashes were reported after the initial crash. Traffic was backed up for miles in both directions due to the crash. Bill Poehler covers Marion and Polk County for the Statesman Journal. Contact him at bpoehler@StatesmanJournal.com This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Northbound lanes of I-5 reopen at Woodburn after major crash
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PBOT plans ahead for I-5 closure congestion, new traffic cameras installed
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The weeks-long southbound Interstate 5 shutdown begins late Friday night, and while the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) is urging drivers to plan ahead and use alternate routes to avoid congestion, the agency is also looking for ways to keep traffic moving. PBOT’s Traffic Operations...
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I-5 closure begins: Drivers, businesses brace for impacts
Saturday marks day one of the southbound I-5 shutdown through Portland’s Rose Quarter, and drivers are adjusting to a temporary new normal. ODOT spokesperson Rose Gerber said Saturday afternoon that the closure process went smoothly and that the intense repair work has begun. Gerber said the initial work involves...
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A look at Portland traffic on Saturday, the first morning of I-5 south closure
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How can you avoid the I-5 closure in Portland? Here are the best options
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I-5 closure to impact traffic in Portland
Starting September 11th, the southbound lanes of I-5 going through Portland will be closed for five weeks. The main reason for the closure is to allow crews to resurface the interstate. Parts of the road bed haven’t been replaced since 1985. Crews will also earthquake-proof the overpasses by adding new beams, install better signage, build an expanded passing lane, and improve the storm drains by adding filters that keep trash out of the Willamette River. Editing by Joey Lovato/OPB Photo by Kristyna Wentz-Graff/OPB, Eli Imadali/OPB, MacGregor Campbell/OPB & Brooke Herbert/OPB.
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Washington drivers could be hit hardest by Portland’s 5-week I-5 closure
All southbound lanes of I-5 through the Rose Quarter in Portland will close for up to five weeks starting at 10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, impacting commutes and prompting ODOT to advise drivers to seek alternative transportation options. A major Portland traffic headache begins Friday night: All southbound lanes...
KXL
Five-Week SB I-5 Closure Now Underway
Portland, Ore. – Southbound Interstate-5 is now closed, between I-405 and I-84, as Oregon’s Department of Transportation undertakes a massive maintenance and repair project the agency says is long overdue. Saturday morning, nearly 12 hours after the closure, ODOT reports no major issues. The shutdown occurred overnight in...
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Five-Week I-5 Shutdown Reshapes the Drive Into Portland Beginning Tonight
Oregonians traveling north from Southern Oregon toward Portland this weekend will encounter a significant change to the state’s primary interstate corridor as a five-week closure of southbound Interstate 5 begins Friday night through the Rose Quarter. The Oregon Department of Transportation is scheduled to close southbound I-5 through the...
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Vancouver commuters brace for up to five weeks of I-5 delays
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — Vancouver residents who commute to Portland are preparing for earlier wake-up times and longer travel days as the southbound Interstate 5 closure through the Rose Quarter begins Friday, Sept. 11. The closure begins at 10 p.m. Friday and is expected to last up to five...