Traffic & Transit
Westbound 84 Reopens After Closure Stranded Hundreds Of Drivers
The 20-mile shutdown of WB 84 stranded hundreds of vehicles. ODOT finally reopened the stretch around 7 p.m. on Wednesday.
PORTLAND, OR – It took almost 24 hours but Westbound 84 has been reopened. The approximately 20-mile closure stranded hundreds of vehicles overnight. There may have been more than 1,000 people trapped in their cars and trucks.
It was finally reopened around 7 p.m. Wednesday after all the vehicles were cleared. The closure was the result of crashes caused by the snow and ice.
It was the third day in a row that part of 84 had been closed.
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Many drivers were forced into a position of having to balance keeping with warm and the need to conserve gas.
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On Wednesday morning, deputies and officers from the Oregon State Police were finally able to reach stranded people and provide them with water and fuel.
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