With Interstate 5 southbound closed at Portland’s Rose Quarter for the next five weeks, drivers are seeing the first real impacts during their Monday morning commute.
Drivers heading into and through Portland will be looking for alternate routes, and transportation officials warn that the ripple effects could extend into Southwest Washington.
The I-5 southbound closure begins just north of the I-405 split.
Drivers can take I-405 across the Fremont Bridge and continue through Portland’s west side. For drivers who stay on southbound I-5, Broadway-Weidler is the final available exit before the closure.
Southbound I-5 reopens just south of I-84. Drivers traveling west on I-84 can still use the ramp onto southbound I-5.
Northbound I-5 remains open, although ODOT says it could also experience additional traffic.
ODOT expects the worst congestion between 6:30-9 a.m. and 4-8 p.m.
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HAHAHAHAHA – another Oregon/progressive disaster.
Imagine if we had the internet and work from home?!
I'm glad to see that southbound drivers have decided to sit in backed up traffic as opposed to detouring around it… it makes my route that much easier.
Hey, instead of sitting in EVEN MORE horrendous traffic than usual to finally reach home and get things done, just stop in to an overpriced restaurant for 2-5 hours and spend your money instead… for 5-15 weeks. Huh
Drivers should be compensated for burning up gas like that!!!
Oh lord, please teach the idiots how the zippered merge works. There are tons of idiots out there blocking the merge and trying to be the traffic cops when they really don't understand how the zippered merges work. What is wrong with these people?
Not really happy about this stupid i5 closure. It's absolute S show.
Who cares. It's Portland.
Combine this with a bridge lift and it'll get real fun.
Okay so the fellow with the eyeglasses around 5:15 Happy Hour and then they hop back on the vehicle a little tipsy. Seriously?
Is exit 302b open?
Traffic is completely backed up on I-5? Sounds like a typical day on I-5.
why is this just so funny?
Looks like the portand pinheads are lined up 😂😂😂
Nice try explaining the zipper merge to people. The message is never going to get through some of these thick skulls.
Rugged individualism meets entitlement is fully on display.
Nothing more selfish than car culture.
Its a shame he has to explain to these drivers about zipper merging. I dont know how some people passed their driver license test.
lol- Such Drama…. Glad I no longer live on the Island.. Be patient – my personal favorites are the ones who quickly change lanes 6 times in 0.5 mile
🤣🤣🤣 like they thought things were going to be different this time… 🤣🤣🤣
Kinda like a socialist utopia. "This time it'll be done differently!"
Now this guy explains things very, very well. Love the "zipper merge" term! I really appreciate that she said "Broadway and Weidler is your last chance to make an exit". This was well done reporting. 👏👏👏
"Instead of sitting in traffic come on in and buy a bunch of beer"
Great plan.
And I'm sure all the money is being accounted for properly in the "great" state of Oregon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8ikDKh4FW0
😂😅
Yeah this bridge project is going to be managed terribly by Oregon. Just look at how the Oregon socialist government did a terrible job with public education. 9000 students left Oregon schools this year. Oregon students ranked almost the worst in the nation despite having $21,000 funding per student. And Oregon had to eliminate the high school graduation assessment test to get even a pathetic 83% to graduate. Oregon public education is awful. Only the rich students going to private schools stand a chance.
You can’t fix stupid. I heard all their excuses to do this fix. This report never explains anything.
I don’t see any break lights, dummy! 😂😂😂😂
"that's what you are supposed to do". 😂 enjoy
Zipper merge is the stupidest idea they've come up with so far. It encourages people to not wait in line and make fools of the people that do wait in line. If you follow this thought process to its logical ending, everyone that's in line should move into the lane that's ending and attempt to merge in. Talk about a traffic accident waiting to happen
Traffic will be backed up to Woodburn.
Put a new bridge by the train bridge. The 205 was supposed to relieve rush hour traffic.
i have more faith in a cocktail from bill cosby than oregon government handling the i5 bridge construction.
😂
Looks like a good time to take a vacation.
Five weeks is just a small taste of the Albina restoration project that will restore nothing. The new build plan looks like your average modern crap buildings, nothing at all like the old neighborhood that is gone and always will be.
Grooming drivers for when you close I-5 bridge to add bicycle lane, Max lanes, but not any additional car lanes 😅😂 but the bill will be great!!!!
I hate those zipper mergers. They are always cutting in front of me and making me late for work.
The people supporting the zipper-merge are just trying to cut in front of everyone else. Dont let them in.😡
Yeah! You sit in it Portland! SIT in it!!!
This should be a fun 5 weeks
Chet show
Anakin Skywalker: "This is where the fun begins."
Shout-out to Mike for mentioning zipper-merge etiquette! Most still need to know!