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    ODOT's 2013 Construction Season is underway.  See how we're making your highways better.  
     
    We're also getting more involved in the "people-moving" business with new railcars named for Central Oregon mountain peaks.
     
    And check out our maintenance safety program.
     
    Click here to see our latest Central Oregon Highways tv program.
              
     

     

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Old McKenzie Pass Highway information
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Old McKenzie Pass Highway will open to motorists for the 2013 season on Sunday, June 16, at 9AM.
In the meantime, access to the entire Old McKenzie Pass Hwy now available to pedestrians and bicyclists. 
 
Be careful and obey the rules of the road. 
 
 
 
Seasonal Road & Driving Information 
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Highway Projects by County  
 


Creating A Better Safety Zone

US97 La Pine clearing.jpgODOT is clearing tall trees from what the agency calls the "clear zone" along US97 south of La Pine to keep motorists safer. 
 
This action allows sunlight to penetrate to the highway during the winter, removing icy spots faster and has the added benefit of letting motorists see wildlife entering the highway sooner to avoid collisions.

 

By doing this work, ODOT is creating safer driving conditions along US97.

 

US97 at milepost 176 south of La Pine.​

ODOT's Beautiful Bridges

                                                                                                                                                                             
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From the Crooked River High Bridge to the Dry Canyon Bridge in the Gorge and up and down the Coast, Conde McCullough has left a legacy of beautiful bridges for Oregonians.   
 
Click here to see video. 
 
 
 
Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge
over the Rogue River
at  Gold Beach 
  
 
    

 Murphy Road Project In Bend 

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Preliminary work is underway for what will become the US97/Bend Parkway - Murphy Road overcrossing.
 
The $27 million dollar project will be a new link between the east and west sides of Bend.
 
Timber felling is just the beginning with heavy construction due this summer.
 
Click here to link to the project website.​

Central Oregon Celebrates 100 Years Of ODOT​

From the cry of "Get Oregon Out Of The Mud" to construction of the High Brige, Redmond Reroute and more.
 
Click here to learn about the history of the Oregon Department of Transportation in Central Oregon​

 ODOT's Journey Through Time Scenic Byway 

 

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Travel through 50 million years in less than a day along the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway.   

 

 

Modern life co-exists with fossils from millions of years ago along a highway like no other.

 

Click here to see a video of the Journey Through Time Scenic Byway.

 

 OR218 passes by the Clarno Unit Palisades of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.