Category Archives: Dept. of Transportation (ODOT)

Rescheduled OR 217 road work closes 1 southbound lane this weekend

Warm and dry weather ensures crews can work on a new section of auxiliary lane along Oregon 217 between Allen and Hall boulevards this weekend. The road work will close one southbound lane from Friday night through early Monday morning. The closure was original scheduled in April, but rainy weather postponed the work. The Oregon […]
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New Medford I-5 interchange could cost up to $323 million

Price tag of connection will depend on type of overpass, underpass or interchange design; in-person open house planned Wednesday; online open house runs through May 20. A new South Stage Road interchange in Medford could cost up to $323 million, according to a preliminary study. An ongoing $1.2-million analysis by Kittelson and Associates, a Portland […]
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Design options reviewed for South Stage Road extension

Online open house continues through May 20. A pair of open houses to discuss design options for the future expansion of South Stage Road drew a total of about four dozen community members Wednesday, generating questions on everything from bike and pedestrian access to noise pollution and seismic resilience. A daytime open house was held at […]
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State releases dates and cities for 2025 transportation package ‘Conversations Tour’

The upcoming session of the Oregon Legislature will have vast ramifications for transportation. Lawmakers are expected to hammer out a deal that will allocate billions to infrastructure programs and projects. The last time this process occurred, in 2017, the governor signed over $5.3 billion to the cause. Many capitol insiders and professional advocates have been […]
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Intersections in, near Salem, Oregon that have the most crashes

Two downtown Salem intersections within a block of Center Street Bridge and the Marion Street Bridge over the Willamette River are among the worst for crashes in and around Salem, according to Oregon Department of Transportation data. The data comes from driver and police crash reports submitted to the Oregon Driver and Motor Vehicle Services […]
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ODOT’s Eastern Oregon ADA curb ramp upgrades on track for completion

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has provided an update on the progress of the ADA curb ramp upgrade project in four cities across eastern Oregon. According to ODOT, the contractor, HP Civil, has been advancing on these critical infrastructure enhancements throughout the winter months and is now well on schedule to complete the project […]
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Oregon DMV braces for REAL ID rush before May 2025 deadline

One year from Tuesday, every American will need a REAL ID to get through airport security ahead of the May 2025 deadline. Once that deadline comes, anyone 18-years-old and older will require a REAL ID to travel throughout the U.S. You’ll know you have a REAL ID when you see a star in the top […]
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Steel Bridge train derailment warning for future

The Portland region dodged a major transportation headache when the freight train that derailed crossing the lower deck of the Steel Bridge on April 29 did not damage it. That is especially true for the TriMet MAX light rail trains serving all three metropolitan counties. Although the bridge connecting East Portland to downtown was shut […]
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Bridge Avenue opens 2 months ahead of schedule after rockslide repair

Northwest Bridge Avenue, leading to the St. Johns Bridge, reopened Monday morning two months ahead of schedule after crews completed work to stabilize the hillside. Crews with the Oregon Department of Transportation finished the work well ahead the original timeline on this road which has been prone to slides in bad weather. Source: Bridge Avenue […]
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Bend North Corridor Project concludes Highway 97 blasting

State transportation officials concluded the sixth and final blast on Tuesday for the Bend North Corridor Project, needed to clear the hardened basalt rock that was obstructing the department’s plan to realign U.S. Highway 97. Each blast, along the highway near Empire Avenue, only delayed traffic for approximately seven minutes and the roads typically reopened […]
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