ODOT release – MEDFORD – Travel remained treacherous and not advised last night (Nov. 26) along the I-5 corridor and other southwest interior Oregon highways. Several highways are still closed due to either blizzard conditions or downed trees. Oregon 138 east of Roseburg closed due to blizzard conditions from Toketee east to U.S. 97. Oregon 62 from Prospect north, including Oregon 230 to Diamond Lake Junction, was also closed due to white out conditions. Oregon 255 (Carpenterville Highway), which parallels U.S. 101 between Pistol River and Brookings, closed due to downed trees. Chains were required both northbound and southbound on the I-5 Siskiyou Summit, south of Ashland. Caltrans also reported chain requirements south of the border with heavy snow, blizzard conditions and crashes near Mt. Shasta. Significant traffic back-ups were observed on road cameras. Caltrans was holding northbound commercial trucks at Redding. Delay travel into this area. Oregon Highways 38, 42, 42S and U.S. 101 also reporting either downed trees or power lines, though all remain open to at least a single lane as of Tuesday afternoon. Travel was not advised in southwest Oregon Tuesday night. Be prepared for wind, low visibility and poor winter driving conditions until the storm passes. Motorists are urged to drive to the conditions as there have been numerous spin-outs and crashes. Monitor www.Tripcheck.com in Oregon and Quickmap.dot.ca.gov in California for the latest travel conditions. Winter driving tips available at: https://www.oregon.gov/odot/pages/winter-driving.aspx
