For thousands of Portland General Electric customers, high winds meant power outages across the region, some overnight and into Tuesday morning.
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Timber Road landslide repair scheduled to begin in summer of 2024, finish by year’s end
Washington County Land Use and Transportation has selected a repair method for the Timber Road landslide and expects to begin work in the summer of 2024, with a planned completion date at the end of 2024.
The gates are open at Fern Hill Road
After a weeklong closure, Fern Hill Road on the edge of Forest Grove has reopened.
The gates are up at Fern Hill Road
The gates are up at Fern Hill Road.
Highway 6 safety study released
ODOT has published a report detailing issues plaguing Highway 6, but cautions that no funding exists to tackle most of the work.
Gales Creek Road closed between Forest Grove, Stringtown Road
Downed power lines have caused a closure on Gales Creek Road between the city of Forest Grove and Stringtown Road in the Watts community.
Timber Road geotechnical analysis underway
Publishing a photo of heavy equipment atop the cracked roadway near the S-curves on Timber Road, the county reiterated that the evaluation is expected to be finished in September. The main connection between Gales Creek and Timber remains blocked.
Timber Road closed ‘indefinitely’ after landslide
Timber Road is closed between Strassel and Cochran Roads and will remain so “indefinitely,” the county said Monday.
Timber Road is closed (again) due to a landslide
The fourth landslide in less than a year has once again closed Timber Road.
Gales Creek Road closed between Stringtown and Balm Grove
Downed trees, electrical wires are the cause for a road closure on Gales Creek Road between Balm Grove Loop and Stringtown Road, Washington County said Thursday afternoon.