Mountain Dew, spike strips, and fentanyl: This is the story of a driver who fled police in Astoria before being stopped with the aid of spike strips and a PIT maneuver in Banks Friday morning.
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Timber Road landslide repair scheduled to begin in summer of 2024, finish by year’s end
Washington County Land Use and Transportation has selected a repair method for the Timber Road landslide and expects to begin work in the summer of 2024, with a planned completion date at the end of 2024.
Highway 6 safety study released
ODOT has published a report detailing issues plaguing Highway 6, but cautions that no funding exists to tackle most of the work.
Bacona Road is crumbling north of Buxton due to landslide
Construction to repair Bacona Road and stabilize a landslide north of Buxton is expected to begin in August.
Highway 47 reopens north of Banks
“There may be intermittent lane closures but the highway is open,” ODOT’s Don Hamilton told the Banks Post in an email Thursday afternoon.
Highway 47 closure begins Monday
Don’t forget: Highway 47 will close starting Monday for work crews to complete last year’s bridge project over West Fork Dairy Creek.
Timber Road is closed (again) due to a landslide
The fourth landslide in less than a year has once again closed Timber Road
Timber Road down to one lane after landslide
A landslide is blocking part of Timber Road, the third landslide there in less than 12 months.
Bridge replacement project on Highway 47 begins May 16
A project to replace the bridge over West Fork Dairy Creek just west of Banks city limits is expected to begin Monday, May 16, the city of Banks announced.
Studded tire season ends Thursday, March 31
The deadline to remove studded tires from your vehicle is March 31, the Oregon Department of Transportation said. While the deadline has moved in the past due to the pandemic, this year, the deadline show’s that it’s business as usual at ODOT when it comes to getting the road-chewing studded[Read More…]
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