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Hazard Tree Removal to Cause Delays on Highway 18 in Van Duzer State Scenic Corridor
(February 10, 2015, 9:26 pm) GRAND RONDE Travelers should plan on delays of no longer than twenty minutes

Travelers may experience delays on a 10-mile stretch of Highway 18 in the H.B. Van Duzer State Scenic Corridor while crews remove unhealthy trees. Oregon Department of Transportation will be working under an agreement with Oregon Parks and Recreation Department on the three-day project, set for Feb. 24-26


Photo by: Oregon State Police
Update: Second Person Dies Following 9/24/14 Fatal Traffic Crash - Interstate 5 in Salem
(October 4, 2014, 11:47 am) SALEM, Ore The investigation continues and no enforcement decision has been made yet(Video)

Oregon State Police confirmed this morning through Salem Hospital that passenger , Cary Marie Fairchild age 64, from Portland, died at the hospital where she has been treated since the September 24, 2014 traffic crash.


Oregon Highway 99W in Dundee is CLOSED due to a gas leak near the newly built fire station.
UPDATE: Oregon Highway 99W Closed Due to Gas Leak
(September 29, 2014, 5:00 pm) DUNDEE, Ore. All lanes are now back open to traffic

Oregon Highway 99W in Dundee is CLOSED due to a gas leak near the newly built fire station.


Photo: Jerry Freeman Salem News Journal
UPDATE: Fatal Crash on I-5 Southbound in Salem Sends Several People to the Hospital
(September 24, 2014, 10:42 am) SALEM, Ore. OSP says at least five vehicles were involved in the crash, and one of them was a northbound vehicle that jumped the median.(Video)

Oregon State Police and other agencies are on the scene of a fatal traffic accident on Interstate 5 southbound in Salem Wedensday morning.


UPDATE #1 Fatal Accident on I-5 in Salem; Two Lanes Closed Indefintely
(September 24, 2014, 8:24 am) SALEM, Ore. Oregon State Police and other agencies are on scene of a double fatal traffic accident on Interstate 5 in Salem.

Oregon State Police and other agencies are on scene of a double fatal traffic accident on Interstate 5 in Salem.


Road surfaces get slick and driving gets tricky when the first rains of the fall hit. Photo Courtesy
First Rains of the Fall Can Lead to Serious Trouble on Oregon Roads
(September 23, 2014, 12:00 pm) SALEM, Ore. Oil and grease don’t wash away during the dry season but come to the surface with the first rains of the fall and can make roads unexpectedly slick and treacherous.

The first hours of rain following a long dry spell can lead to serious trouble on Oregon roads.


Drivers using Interstate 5 northbound and southbound should expect delays due to traffic for the new
New Cabela's in Tualatin to Cause Major Traffic Problems Through Sunday Night
(September 17, 2014, 12:59 pm) TUALATIN, Ore. For several weeks, the City of Tualatin has worked with Cabela’s to develop traffic, and parking management plans with the goal of managing congestion.

The City of Tualatin will soon be home to Nyberg Rivers with Cabela’s as one of the anchor tenants, and with the Grand Opening on Thursday drivers in the area should Be Aware! of major traffic delays in the area through Sunday night.


Oregon State Police are continuing their investigation into an unreported serious injury crash found
OSP Trooper, ODOT Worker Find Unreported Crash Scene Tuesday Morning
(September 17, 2014, 12:30 pm) VENETA, Ore. Initial investigation indicates the crash happened overnight at an unknown time as the 2001 Chevrolet Impala traveled westbound, went off the highway and rolled several times.

Oregon State Police are continuing their investigation into an unreported serious injury crash found Tuesday morning by an ODOT employee and OSP trooper off the side of Highway 126W about ten miles west of Veneta. 


A commercial truck driver was cited by Oregon State Police following an early Friday morning injury
Two ODOT Workers Injured in Early Morning Accident on I-5
(September 5, 2014, 4:40 pm) LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. Two contract workers were injured and transported by ambulance to Oregon Health & Science University with non-life threatening injuries

A commercial truck driver was cited by Oregon State Police following an early Friday morning injury traffic crash at a highway work zone area in the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Lake Oswego.


6 people died in five separate traffic crashes in Oregon during the 78-hour 2014 Labor Day holiday p
Six People Killed on Oregon Roadways over Labor Day Holiday
(September 2, 2014, 12:50 pm) SALEM, Ore. This year's six recorded deaths is the deadliest Labor Day holiday period since 2008 when 12 people died in Oregon traffic crashes.

Preliminary information reported to ODOT's Fatality Analysis Reporting System indicates 6 people died in five separate traffic crashes in Oregon during the 78-hour 2014 Labor Day holiday period between 6:00 p.m., August 29, and 11:59 p.m., September 1.