As part of the Historic Columbia River Highway Centennial Celebration, the Friends of the Historic Columbia River Highway is hosting an Antique Car Tour, Saturday, July 23, 2016 from Troutdale to The Dalles.
TROUTDALE, (AP) — The Oregon Transportation Department says it expects to reopen a section of the Historic Columbia River Highway today, June 24, nearly three weeks after the area was closed by a rockslide at Troutdale.
NIGEL DUARA and JONATHAN J. COOPER, Associated Press
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TROUTDALE, Ore.— They stopped in fire lanes, on medians, in spaces so tight one man wedged his sedan between two cars and climbed out of his sun roof. They double-, triple- or quadruple-parked, spilling into driveways and crosswalks, disregarding every traffic law.
The decision to close Interstate 84 at Troutdale rather than Cascade Locks was made over traffic concerns, said Dave Thompson, ODOT spokesperson. He explained that when I-84 is closed — during snow events, for example — truckers that are driving through often wait outside the closure area until conditions improve. ODOT did not want truckers to line up in Cascade Locks, he said, since there were comparatively fewer amenities available than in Troutdale.
Weekend Fishing Opportunities: Anglers are catching a few spring chinook and winter steelhead on the lower Columbia. The Columbia sport fishery above Bonneville Dam opened for spring Chinook Saturday, March 16. Walleye anglers are catching a few fish in The Dalles and John Day pools. Effective April 1, the Oregon annual sturgeon bag limit increases from one to two legal white sturgeon.