Tag Oregon Department of Transportation

Winter road maintenance will continue with $19 million promise from Kotek, Legislature

By Julia Shumway – Oregon Capital Chronicle
December 4, 2023

OREGON NEWS: More highways will get cleared of snow after all with promise of millions more for the Oregon Department of Transportation. Gov. Tina Kotek announced a deal to put $19 million more into the state agency.

Highway to Burns closed by slides east of Juntura, state agency reports

By Les Zaitz - The Enterprise
June 12, 2023

The highway between Vale and Burns is closed on Monday, June 12, as state crews deal with several slides that covered the highway east of Juntura. The Oregon Department of Transportation said in a statement early Monday that the closure is expected to last several days.