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Interstate 405 (I-405), also known as the Stadium Freeway No. 61, [3] is a short north–south Interstate Highway in Portland, Oregon.It forms a loop that travels around the west side of Downtown Portland, between two junctions with I-5 on the Willamette River near the Marquam Bridge to the south and Fremont Bridge to the north.
As a result, US 26 is closed to hazardous material transport between I-405 and Oregon Route 217. An electronic sign giving motorists real-time information on travel times to Highway 217 under current conditions, and other messages as needed, was installed above the east portal of the westbound tunnel in June 2017 [9] and was activated in August ...
The Oregon Department of Transportation said downed trees and power lines have made driving dangerous on a multitude of roads and highway. Some road closures could last several days as crews work ...
The proposed Interstate was intended to be a 3.17-mile (5.10 km) freeway spur in northwest Portland that would have connected I-405 to St. Helens Road, the latter being the original route for US 30. Funding for the freeway was withdrawn by the city government in November 1978, as it would have required condemnation and rerouting streets on a ...
Winter weather caused dangerous driving conditions across roadways in eastern Oregon on Wednesday, January 5, as unchained semis blocked lanes and vehicle crashes forced highway closures.Footage ...
Currently, U.S. Highway 20 from Sweet Home to Santiam Junction is closed, along with U.S. Highway 126 from Veneta to Mapleton. Closures due to downed trees and powerlines included Highway 36 from ...
The Oregon state government initially proposed numbering the auxiliary Interstates using lettered suffixes, but were denied in 1958 by the American Association of State Highway Officials (forerunner to the AASHTO). [7] The last section of the Interstate Highway system to be built in Oregon, on I-82 near Hermiston, opened on September 20, 1988. [8]
The closure will allow crews to work on the I-405/Renton to Bellevue Widening and Express Toll Lanes Project. The project website says it has a 10-year timeline and began in 2015.