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| Water damage forces total closure of Highway 34 | ||
| 12/06/2007 | ||
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WALDPORT -- Highway 34 has been closed in both directions about 16 miles east of Waldport following the failure of the highway's subgrade. Storm-related damage forced the Oregon Department of Transportation to close the eastbound lane of the highway at milepoint 16.7 late Tuesday afternoon. Diverted water running under the highway undermined a large section of the subgrade. Flaggers have been allowing single-lane traffic through the damaged area since Tuesday. Further degradation of the highway has made even single-lane passage controlled by flaggers unsafe. ODOT managers made the decision to close the highway at about 8:45 p.m. Thursday. It is unclear when repairs can be made and this section of the highway reopened. ## ODOT##
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