Transportation

Siuslaw River forecast to flood

Submitted by KVAL Communities Staff
Friday, March 30th, 2012, 10:00am
Siuslaw River forecast to flood

Forecasters issued a flood warning for the Siuslaw River at Mapleton.

At 5 a.m. Friday, the river was at 16.7 feet.

Flood stage is 18 feet. By Saturday morning, the river will approach 22 feet.

Forecasters said to expect widespread flooding of low-lying land.

Numerous rural roads along and near the siuslaw river will likely be flooded, and water historically begins to cover the lower sections of Highway 126 at this stage.

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Keller Creek closed through May 15

Submitted by KVAL Communities Staff
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012, 3:04pm

From USDA Forest Service

Logging operations near Forest Service Road 5590, locally known as Keller Creek, will temporarily close the road to through traffic between mile post 1 and Forest Service Road 5500.

The road will be closed through May 15. Stationary logging equipment will be blocking the road.

Keller Creek day use area is still accessible via Forest Service Road 5590 from Yachats River Road. Expect increased log haul activity on Forest Service Road 5500 between Forest Service Road 5590 and Highway 101 at the Cape Perpetua Campground.

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Highway 101 open to traffic south of Newport

Submitted by KVAL Communities Staff
Monday, January 23rd, 2012, 6:07pm

From ODOT

Two-way traffic has been restored on U.S. 101, four-and-a-half miles south of Newport, where the highway foundation that had given way during last week’s powerful storm.

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Flood waters linger in Mapleton

Submitted by KVAL Communities Staff
Friday, January 20th, 2012, 1:51pm
Flood waters linger in Mapleton

Even as the Siuslaw River recedes, evidence of flooding remains in Mapleton.

Crystal Price from KVAL News visited Mapleton Thursday and again on Friday. She sent in this photograph of a car stuck in floodwaters on Friday.

Watch KVAL 13 TV News and KVAL.com for updates

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Landslides disrupt Coastal roads

Submitted by KVAL Communities Staff
Thursday, January 19th, 2012, 12:47pm
Landslides disrupt Coastal roads

Crystal Price and Bill Goetz from KVAL News are in western Lane County in the Coastal mountains, where floodwaters and landslides closed Highway 126.

>>> Current road closures

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Landslide closes Hwy 36

Submitted by KVAL Communities Staff
Thursday, January 19th, 2012, 11:32am
Landslide closes Hwy 36

A landslide closed Oregon Highway 36 near Triangle Lake. State transit officials said local traffic only will be allowed between Mapleton and Triangle Lake on Hwy 36.

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Snow still at higher elevations

Submitted by KVAL Communities Staff
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012, 12:36pm
Snow still at higher elevations

Snow on Highway 126W at 769 feet elevation, between Walton and Veneta.

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