Crime & Safety
Small Landslides Keep Lanes Closed on Hwy 30 and Hwy 99W
Landslides that closed lanes of Highway 99W in Tigard and Highway 30 in Portland were still blocked Wednesday morning.
PORTLAND, OR - Two small landslides that closed lanes of Highway 99W in Tigard and Highway 30 in Portland were still blocked Wednesday morning, officials said.
Heavy rains contributed to the slides that brought down chunks of hillsides on Tuesday.
The northbound right travel lane of 99W was closed near Bull Mountain Road. It also blocks a TriMet stop for lines 93, 94.
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The slide along Highway 30 blocked an eastbound right lane about a mile east of the Cornelius Pass Road interchange, near Northwest Mill Road. ODOT officials said the right lane would be closed through at least Wednesday morning.
Hwy 30 landslide: Right lane to remain closed at least until tomorrow, ODOT says #pdxtraffic https://t.co/4fYHT6hUtK pic.twitter.com/59YKnQ7DOQ
— KGW News (@KGWNews) December 20, 2016
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