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katu.com > news > local > i-5-closure-begins-drivers-businesses-brace-for-impacts

I-5 closure begins: Drivers, businesses brace for impacts

1+ day, 21+ min ago   (484+ words) 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…...

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katu.com > news > local > portland-bureau-of-transportation-traffic-operations-center-oregon-department-of-transportation-southbound-interstate-5-closure

PBOT plans ahead for I-5 closure congestion, new traffic cameras installed

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (244+ words) by Jennifer Singh, KATU 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…...

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katu.com > news > local > i-5-closure-means-longer-hauls-will-consumers-pay-more

I-5 closure means longer hauls. Will consumers pay more?

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (652+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Truck drivers are preparing to change when and where they drive as a five-week closure of southbound Interstate 5 approaches, with the trucking industry warning the disruption could lead to longer delivery times and put additional pressure on…...

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katu.com > news > local > pbot-urges-drivers-to-avoid-neighborhood-cut-throughs-during-i-5-rose-quarter-closure-construction-traffic-nightmare-cars-vehicles-transportation-portland-oregon-vancouver-washington

PBOT urges drivers to avoid neighborhood cut-throughs during I-5 Rose Quarter closure

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (239+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — With all southbound lanes of Interstate 5 through the Rose Quarter set to close the night of Friday, Sept. 11, Portland transportation officials are warning drivers to plan ahead and avoid cutting through neighborhood streets. The closure is expected…...

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katu.com > news > local > chain-reaction-wreck-shuts-highway-26-for-5-hours-1-dead-several-injured-oregon-clatsop-county-oregon-state-police

Chain-reaction wreck shuts Highway 26 for 5 hours; 1 dead, several injured

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (333+ words) CLATSOP COUNTY, Ore. (KATU) — A chain-reaction crash on Highway 26 in Clatsop County left a 77-year-old Portland man dead and several others injured after a vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic, Oregon State Police said. The crash happened Friday, Aug. 28 at about…...

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katu.com > news > local > section-of-highway-26-in-coast-range-closed-due-to-crash

* Section of Highway 26 in Coast Range reopens after crash

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (64+ words) KATU Section of Highway 26 in Coast Range reopens after crash Update: The highway has reopened, according to TripCheck. A crash about five miles east of Elsie has closed Highway 26 on Friday night, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation’s TripCheck....

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katu.com > news > local > driver-dies-in-rollover-crash-along-i-5-south-in-douglas-county-oregon-state-police-collision

Driver dies in rollover crash along I-5 south in Douglas County

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (91+ words) DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ore. — A driver died on Wednesday night in a crash along Interstate 5 southbound in Douglas County, Oregon State Police said. The crash happened at about 8:15 p.m. near milepost 127. Initial reports state Deanndra Elaine Hamlett, 25, of Roseburg, was driving…...

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katu.com > news > local > portland-police-expect-i-5-shutdown-to-impact-emergency-response-times-odot-pbot-emsa-ppb-local-public-safety-traffic-snarl-commute-life-death-local-community

Portland police expect I-5 shutdown to impact emergency response times

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (699+ words) President Trump delivers remarks at Darline Graham’s Senate campaign rally in South Carolina. PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — With a five-week shutdown of southbound I-5 through Portland’s Rose Quarter now just three weeks away, first responders are preparing for traffic to spill…...

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katu.com > news > local > gallery > fire-crews-rescue-driver-cats-dog-after-crash-off-of-nw-portland-road-germantown-harbor-st-johns-bridge-oregon-traffic-alert

Fire crews rescue driver, cats & dog after crash off of NW Portland road

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (27+ words) KATU Fire crews rescue driver, cats & dog after crash off of NW Portland road...

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katu.com > news > local > traffic-alert-crash-blocking-nb-lanes-on-i-205-in-se-portland

TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash blocking NB lanes on I-205 in SE Portland

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (99+ words) The crash happened on NB-205 between the SE Stark Street and SE Division Street interchange. (Courtesy: ODOT) PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Traffic is snarled on the northbound side of Interstate 205 in Southeast Portland following a car crash. Tap here for a…...