McKenzie Pass Shutting Down, Nov. 4

ODOT release – BEND – With snow in the Oregon Cascades predicted in the next few days and into the weekend, maintenance managers with the Oregon Department of Transportation have made the decision to close the Old McKenzie Pass Highway, OR 242, for the winter/snow season effective Thursday, November 5 at dawn. ODOT’s records indicate that the earliest closure of the Old McKenzie Pass Highway occurred on October 18, 1996. The latest closure happened on January 10, 1939.