The new traffic camera and weather station at the Highways 6 and 8 junction. Photo: Chas Hundley An eagle-eyed Gales Creek local may notice, perched atop a pole on the Wilson River Highway/Highway 6 near the junction with Highway 8/Gales Creek Road a small, spinning windmill device, and a camera. [Read More…]
TRANSPORTATION
‘Ice Storm Warning’ to begin at 1 p.m. Sunday
Icicles hang from a gutter in Gales Creek on Feb. 12, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley An Ice Storm Warning issued by the National Weather Service for the Greater Portland Metro area will begin Sunday at 1 p.m. and extend to 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 15. The warning begins when the[Read More…]
More winter weather expected over weekend
Icicles hang from a gutter in Gales Creek on Feb. 12, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley A layer of ice and snow blanketed the region overnight, and there’s more coming in the forecast. The Forest Grove School District announced Friday morning that meal service, limited in person instruction, athletics and activities[Read More…]
Winter Storm Watch issued for Thursday through Friday
A snow-covered Half Mile Lane on Tuesday, December 26. Photo: Chas Hundley The Portland branch of the National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Watch for most of northwestern Oregon and southwest Washington on Wednesday, warning of weather conditions starting Thursday and extending through Saturday that could bring snow, freezing[Read More…]
Grace period for expired tags, driver’s licenses extended for some
Photo courtesy of ODOT A grace period for some Oregon residents with expiring vehicle registration, permit or driver’s licenses has been extended to three months after expiry, but only for those documents expiring between Nov. 1 2020 and April 30, 2021. Those that fall into that category will not be[Read More…]
Ride Connection plans public transit expansion in rural western Washington County
A Ride Connection bus drives through Banks on July 11, 2018. Photo: Chas Hundley In early 2021, the nonprofit organization Ride Connection plans to expand their offerings of rural public transit options, which includes bus routes in Banks and North Plains that connect to the wider TriMet service territory, door-to-door[Read More…]
County seeks input on transit options, infrastructure in rural Washington County
A map showing existing rural public transit in Washington County. Photo: Washington County WASHINGTON COUNTY – An online survey released on Friday, October 2 by Washington County and Ride Connection Inc., a regional public transportation nonprofit, is asking for feedback on the county’s Transit Development Plan as it pertains to[Read More…]
ODOT: Keep political signs out of right of way
A Trump campaign flag hangs above Highway 26 between Buxton and the Dennis L. Edwards Tunnel on a Port of Tillamook Bay trestle on Thursday, September 3, 2020. Photo: Chas Hundley The Oregon Department of Transportation is asking people to stop putting election-related signs in state owned right of ways. [Read More…]
DMV launches additional online services
Photo courtesy of ODOT OREGON – The Oregon DMV says they have completed a multi-year computer replacement project on Monday, July 6, enabling the agency to offer more services online than before. It’s a timely upgrade, with Oregonians facing difficulties in getting service at DMV due to measures set in[Read More…]
Studded tire season extended to May 15
A studded tire. File photo: Chas Hundley OREGON – Studded tire season has once again been extended in light of social distancing orders as the state grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, the Oregon Department of Transportation had extended the usual end date for the road-damaging traction devices of March[Read More…]
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