EDITOR’S NOTE: Travel remains challenging in many part of Oregon and Washington. With the holidays and many people wanting to get to family and friends, in and around Tillamook County and the…
Category: Oregon Dept of Transportation (ODOT)
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION: Complete all your travels and get safe before the storm hits – by Thursday afternoon 12/22/22
OIOpublisher Dec. 21, 2022 Anyone planning holiday travels should get on and off the road before the coming ice storm hits the roads. Forecasts say the ice storm will start Thursday night and reach…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION: One lane of U.S. 30 open nights only between Clatskanie and Astoria, starting tonight Dec. 4th
U.S. 30 is open 4 p.m. to 8 a.m. only starting Sunday night while crews continue removing hazardous rock. This work requires daylight, so the highway will remain closed from 8 a.m. to 4…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION UPDATE: Work continues on U.S. 30 landslide through weekend
U.S. 30 will remain closed into this weekend, about 20 miles east of Astoria, until landslide repairs can make the highway safe enough to reopen at least one lane of travel with…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION UPDATE: Landslide may keep U.S. 30 closed into this weekend
U.S. 30 will remain closed about 20 miles east of Astoria until landslide repairs can make the highway safe enough to reopen at least one lane of travel with flaggers. Our first…
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: U.S. 30 closed for landslide repair through Wed. Nov. 30, possibly longer
UPDATE – 11/30/22 4 PM: ODOT: US 30 will remain closed Thursday, Dec. 1, and possibly longer while crews clear landslide debris and make temporary repairs to the highway. We don’t have…
Busy holiday weekend ahead, ODOT crews ask for help from drivers
Many holiday travelers will flock to the roads this week for Thanksgiving, and wet, snowy weather could gobble up your plans if you aren’t prepared. Our crews are working through the feasting to keep…
OREGON DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION (ODOT): OR 47 reopening delayed
We’ve been working since mid-May to replace the West Fork Dairy Creek Bridge and originally expected to have OR 47 reopened by October. The window for utility relocation to meet our original target date…
Hwy. 131 Opens TODAY, Sunday July 31st at 4 pm Ahead of Schedule
Tillamook County Public Works and ODOT announced today Sunday July 31st: Hwy 131 reopened to two way traffic at 4pm today. The road is currently gravel. Utility work related to the road…
UPDATE: Hwy. 131 Road Construction Continues, Making Progress; Road Closure Continues
By Laura Swanson Dan Weber, ODOT Maintenance Manager in Tillamook checked in with the Pioneer this evening (after 12 hours on the job site.) One hundred dump truck loads excavated, they have…