MEDFORD, Ore.– The city is discussing a major plan in the southern part of the city. Its planning on spending nearly a million dollars on a study to determine if a third freeway interchange is necessary for the city. The ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore.– ODOT is focusing on a few areas where snow accumulation can cause crashes. ODOT said it has dedicated snow plows and incident response trucks at-the-ready for areas like Siskiyou Summit and Highway 199. The agency said it ...
JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore.– ODOT is creating a new safety plan for highway 199 as crashes continue to rise on the dangerous highway to the coast. ODOT’s data shows crashes rose nearly every year from 2014 to 2019. ODOT said it ...
ROGUE VALLEY, Ore.– With severe weather expected to hit the Rogue Valley this week, ODOT is busy preparing. The state agency is making sure they have all of the snow plow drivers and deicer they need. A spokesperson told NBC5 ...
Author: Pat Dooris, Jamie Parfitt (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — We don’t yet have an exact “when,” but it’s looking inevitable that tolls are coming to interstates around the Portland area. The Oregon Department of Transportation is well on its ...
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Transportation wants people to be cautious in construction zones. Last week, an ODOT truck parked on the side of I-5, north of Grants Pass was rear-ended. The truck then collided into another ODOT ...
PHOENIX, Ore.– ODOT is now re-installing a section of fencing that was destroyed in the Almeda Fire along I-5. The repairs are happening next to I-5 just south of Exit 24 in Phoenix. The fence was completely torn out after ...
Author: Tim Gordon (KGW) PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — It is safe to say that going to the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles is not everyone’s favorite errand. But sometimes, you’ve got to go in person. Unfortunately, that’s not possible right ...
Author: Katherine Cook CORBETT, Ore. — This summer, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is hoping to improve congestion along parts of the Historic Columbia River Highway, but it will come at a price to drivers. From May 24 through ...
SOUTHERN OREGON, —With the winter driving conditions, the Oregon Department of Transportation says its seen several crashes, and spin-outs affecting the flow of traffic. Southbound I-5 crashes are now clear, after one involved two down motorcycles. Northbound traffic was also ...