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Oregon Highway Closures: 3 p.m. Dec. 5
For the latest information on road conditions, please visit www.TripCheck.com or call 511 or 800-977-6368
Slides, fallen trees and high water have closed or are partially blocking several highways:
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Interstate 5 is closed in Washington State from mileposts 68 to 88 (the Chehalis and Centralia areas) due to floodwaters from the Chehalis River; WSDOT and ODOT advise that motorists will not be able to travel I-5 between Portland and Seattle for at least the next few days
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U.S. 26 (Sunset Highway) is closed from Staley’s Junction (mile post 47, at the junction with Oregon 47) to Seaside (mile post 2) downed trees and a sunken grade that blocks the highway two miles west of the Dennis L. Edwards Tunnel (about mile post 39)
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U.S. 30 (Lower Columbia River Highway) is open
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U.S. 101 (Oregon Coast Highway) is now open
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Oregon 18 is now open
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Oregon 34 is open, but expect delays near mile post 16, east of Waldport, one way traffic is being controlled by flaggers because of a slide undermining the roadway
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Oregon 35 is now open
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Oregon 38 (Umpqua Highway) is closed from Reedsport to Elkton due to a landslide. Crews estimate Saturday reopening.
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Oregon 47 is closed just south of U.S. 30, north of Vernonia, due to high water
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Oregon 53 is closed due to downed trees
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Oregon 99W is open, but expect delays just south of Oregon 10 (mile post 3.2), where the rightmost southbound lane is closed due to a slide
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Oregon 103 (Fishhawk Falls Hwy.) is closed
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Oregon 131 is now open
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Oregon 153 is now open
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Oregon 202 is closed from mile posts 1 – 29 due to fallen trees and power lines
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Oregon 223 is open but be aware of water over the roadway in several locations
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Oregon 229 only one lane is open, expect delays due to downed trees
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Oregon 240 is open, but expect delays from mileposts 1 to 8 due to high water
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