News

Travelers should expect delays on Portland bridges, freeways, on and off-ramps, and in the central city and nearby roads ...
Traffic has been blocked for more than an hour as of around 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Fire crews are on site, but the vehicle is ...
The I-5 freeway in Portland's Rose Quarter. Oregon Department of Transportation The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has hired a contractor to help increase the graffiti cleanup effort along Portland freeways. "This is not a happy thing for us to ...
Map of Portland’s inner-city freeway loop. The 2005 Freeway Loop Advisory Group study proposed relocating the dashed segments into tunnels. (Source: the 2005 Freeway Loop Study.) The year was 2005, ...
Commuting Portland freeway traffic plummets, average speeds soar, state report finds Updated: Apr. 15, 2020, 10:30 a.m. | Published: Apr. 15, 2020, 10:21 a.m.
NY Times headline. It’s a huge day for Portland transportation reformers who want Oregon to more quickly adapt to a future where freeway expansions don’t happen and we finally break off our ...
politics Oregon House Speaker Says Tolls May Be Needed On All Of Portland's Freeways By Jeff Mapes (OPB) Jan. 17, 2020 3:30 p.m.
The City of Portland said half of the 24 pedestrian deaths last year were of people experiencing homelessness. In fact, the city saw a record-breaking 69 traffic deaths in 2023, overall.
Related: Oregon House Speaker Says Tolls May Be Needed On All Of Portland's Freeways In particular, she is looking at tolling I-5 and I-205 from the Columbia River through Wilsonville.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — There is growing concern about trash and graffiti along Portland area freeways as homeless camps continue to grow. Portland and state officials told KOIN 6 News they are ...
You can’t drive through Portland on I-5 or I-405 without spotting a homeless camp. On Friday, Mayor Ted Wheeler said that’s changing.