Officials Encourage Portlanders to Use Public Transit During I-5 Shutdown

Transportation officials urge drivers to make alternate plans during I-5 lane closures in Portland

We get details about the scope of the project, how it will likely affect traffic patterns in the coming weeks and what ODOT and Portland transportation managers are doing to try to mitigate delays and encourage drivers to choose other routes and travel methods during these major closures.

Portland’s biggest traffic headache in years starts Friday

The 2-mile stretch of Interstate 5 will be closed day and night for repairs, forcing Portland commuters to find ways around one of the state’s busiest highways.

Work on Interstate 5 southbound lanes will snarl traffic from Clark County into Portland until mid-October

Drivers planning to head south into Portland anytime in the next five weeks may want to reconsider. Beginning Friday, all Interstate 5 southbound lanes will be closed around the clock through the Rose Quarter — between Interstate 405 and Interstate 84 — as crews install new signs over the roadway and make needed repairs. The closure will remain in effect until mid-October.

Officials encourage Portlanders to use public transit during I-5 shutdown

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