Tag: Oregon Department of Transportation

Oregon travelers can expect to see changes in winter maintenance activities this year that include the use of new tow plows and double-wing snow plows,...

The studded tire season in Oregon begins Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017 and runs through March 31, 2018. The Oregon Department of Transportation is encouraging drivers...

During the weeks between Aug. 21 and Sept. 3, 2017, the Umatilla County Sheriff's Office, along with other law enforcement agencies across the nation,...

Interstate 84 remains an active evacuation zone due to the Eagle Creek Fire that is still burning. The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is working closely with fire...

A 51-year-old Washington woman died Saturday in a motorcycle crash near Pendleton. The Oregon State Police responded around 5 p.m. on Saturday to a report...

Traffic on Eastern Oregon highways began to increase over the weekend as travelers head towards the zone of totality for the 2017 eclipse that occurs...

The Oregon Department of Transportation expects many Oregon highways to be very crowded in the days around the Aug. 21 solar eclipse. Many crashes are...

The Oregon Department of Transportation’s contractor Roy Houck Construction will begin paving the section of Westgate Avenue in Pendleton between Airport Road and 18th Street...

Oregon will experience quite a show in August when the moon’s shadow cast by a solar eclipse begins its 2,500-mile-per-hour journey across the United States. But if the predicted...

Travelers moving along U.S. 730 in northern Umatilla County will get a reprieve from the nighttime paving that had been occurring between Southshore Drive...

The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) will host a public open house meeting on June 22 at 2 p.m. at Good Shepard Health Care System, Room...

A Pendleton man died Saturday near Pilot Rock after allegedly jumped into traffic on Highway 395. According to the Oregon State Police, troopers from the...

Oregon will be the first state where you can view the total solar eclipse crossing America Monday, August 21. For about two and half...

The North East Area Commission on Transportation will hold its next meeting on June 1 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Oregon Department...

Drivers in Oregon are reminded to remove studded tires by Friday, March 31. “We encourage drivers to not wait until the March 31 deadline...

Work began on Monday on a section of U.S. Highway 730 in and around Umatilla to upgrade signals and improve sidewalks. Oregon Department of...

Eastern and Central Oregon’s harsh winter season has not only resulted in more snow and ice on the roadway, but it has also contributed...

Few people will argue that this winter in Eastern Oregon is more severe than recent memory, with back to back snow storms, sub-zero temperatures,...

The city of Hermiston is looking to fill a number of seats on standing committees. There are three open seats on the city's Budget Committee...

The Umatilla County Sheriff's Office, along with other law enforcement agencies, will be participating in extra patrol and enforcement with an emphasis on seatbelts/child...