First of several Oregon highway projects begins Feb. 27

user-gravatar Headshot
CCJ Staff (CCJ)
Feb 23, 2006

The Oregon Department of Transportation has announced several highway projects:

  • Beginning Monday, Feb. 27, traffic between mileposts 67.9 and 73.4 on Oregon State Route 58 will be limited to one lane, and loads will be restricted to 14 feet wide or less. Mobile homes with eaves will be allowed. The lane closures and load restrictions are due to action by the Oregon Transportation Investment Act bridge replacement project, which will be rebuilding bridges at Odell Creek and Crescent Creek. Loads wider than 14 feet should contact the state DOT’s Over Dimension Permit Unit at 503-373-0000 for routing and permit information.

  • On Wednesday, March 1, crews will begin to work on guardrail improvements on U.S. 730 east of Umatilla, and this will reduce the highway to one usable lane. Traffic will be controlled by signal lights. Loads will be restricted to 12 feet wide or less from March 1 to April 14.

  • U.S. 20 will be closed to all traffic at milepost 21, about three miles west of Eddyville, from 7 a.m. Saturday, March 4 until 7 p.m. Sunday, March 5. The Hayes Creek Bridge is being replaced as part of the Pioneer Mountain-Eddyville Project. For rerouting and permit information, contact the Over Dimension Permit Unit.

  • A maintenance project will close Oregon State Route 201 to all traffic at milepost 5.26, south of Nyssa, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, March 6 and Tuesday, March 7. Vehicles can use Grand Avenue and Fairview Avenue to avoid the closure. The detour will be signed.
    • Top Stories
    Semi truck with headlights on
    Maintenance
    How to ensure your lights pass roadside DOT inspection
    The top equipment violation last year, with somewhere around 300,000 nationwide, was lighting devices.
    Volvo FH16
    Test Drives
    The biggest and most power powerful 'green' engine I've ever driven
    semi truck and police car
    Regulations
    How to pass a roadside inspection: CVSA answers Roadcheck questions
    John Steffes, inbound materials coordinator at Chief Carriers, presenting driver Ron Jones with a red hat.
    CCJ Innovators
    Chief Carriers uses financial incentive, gamifying safety scores and new job opportunities for safety initiative
    Freightliner-grille
    Companies
    Daimler, union reach tentative deal to avoid strike
    Get all the info on the top 250 trucking companies in America
    View, sort and download the trucking industry’s most comprehensive ranking of for-hire carriers in North America, based on a blend of metrics including fleet size, annual revenue and number of drivers.
    Get the free report
    White Papers
    Fullbay's Guide to Technician Recruiting & Retaining
    Master Tech Recruitment and Retention
    DownloadView All