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  • Eastern Oregon Construction and Utilities Eduation Day

    On April 25 nearly 300 high school juniors and seniors from throughout eastern Oregon spent the better part of a day learning about possible careers at the Construction & Utilities Career Day event in La Grande. LinemanWEB.jpg

     

    Click HERE for more info.

    To view a two minute YouTube video featuring the event, Click HERE

    Also, Click HERE to visit the Oregon DOT Flickr site for dozens of pictures from the event
  • Journey Through Time Scenic Byway Video
    Check out ODOT's new video featuring the 286-mile-long, history rich Journey Through Time Scenic Byway. The route through eastern and central Oregon is a time capsule for our recent and ancient past.     
     

    Click HERE to go to the video posted on ODOT's YouTube channel.  
     
    Check out this and other Oregon Scenic Byway videos by visiting our Scenic Byways webpage by clicking HERE.
Important Public Information Current Topics

Highway Construction Season begins, watch for crews and equipment when you see ORANGE

Construction projects along Oregon highways are gearing up. For the latest information on traffic impacts, check out  www.TripCheck.com. 
 
 


 
 
 
The official 2013 ODOT Summer Construction Map will be available in May at www.Oregon.gov/ODOT . 
 
 
 
 U.S. 395 Curve Signs   and Sensors part of Pilot Freight Project
New signs and road sensors installed south of Ukiah will help provide select freight haulers more options along a length restricted stretch of U.S. Hwy. 395, between Pilot Rock and Mt. Vernon. Click the link below to find out what those new signs mean and how ODOT is helping local economies.
 

 The A, B, C's of U.S. 395 Mile Markers 

Every wonder what those letters  are for on mile markers along U.S. Hwy. 395 in eastern Oregon? 
 

TripCheck.com - Oregon's Premier Road Conditions Web Site

TripCheck.com
Visit TripCheck.com for road and weather conditions, highway cameras, truck chain configurations and state chain law, plus additional travel information to help you plan a safe trip along Oregon's vast highway system.

ODOT Region 5 Engineers Visit Eastern OR school

Several dozen ODOT employees throughout the state became teachers, if only for an hour or so, as part of National Engineers Month. Apparently, they missed their callings – according to several real teachers and hundreds of appreciative students! 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

New Rapid Flash Beacon at Baker City crosswalk

New safety features installed at a crosswalk in Baker City are helping pedestrians along the Leo Adler Parkway cross busy Campbell Street (OR Hwy. 7).

 

CLICK HERE to learn more.

 

 

 

 

 

 

To view a one-and-a-half minute animated video showing how the Rapid Flash Beacons work, CLICK HERE.  

 

 ODOT Garners "First Place" for Community Support

As with past years, ODOT employees in the Union County area of eastern Oregon showed their community spirit by participating in the annual County Fair festivities this summer.

Throughout the fair that ran the first four days in August, over 30 employees and family members took turns staffing the bright orange-colored ODOT booth, doling out project information and asking safety questions to kids who spun the safety wheel. A new activity for youths resulted in one lucky boy winning a very special prize.

 

 CLICK HERE to read the full article.

 

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