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BAKER CITY - According to OTEC, there is a planned power outage occurring in Baker County. This is to repair damaged equipment from an incident earlier today. The utility says power outage will affect approximately 300 members and will last approximately 30 minutes.
OUTAGE ALERT - BAKER CITY UPDATE - 12:00PM: OTEC's outage map has been restored in Baker City. The map shows around 105 customers out in the Granite/Sumpter area. The utility says equipment failure due to weather caused the outage. _______________________ OTEC’s outage map shows a current outage affecting 780 customers. No word on a cause from the utility and no time of estimated restoration.
ROAD CONDITIONS December 3, 2023 (Information according to ODOT as of 6:15am) PACKED SNOW ORE204 Tollgate - ‘B’ Chains Required on vehicles towing or over 10,000 GVW from milepost 39.5-10.5) US395 Meadowbrook Summit - ‘B’ (Chain restriction between MP 65 and MP 83) ORE204 Weston Mountain - “A” ORE7 Sumpter, Tipton Summit - ‘A’ US395 Long Creek - ‘A’ US26 Austin Junction, Brogan Hill, Eldorado Pass - “A” ORE207 Heppner/Spray Mountain - "A" US26 Ochoco Summit - "A" US20 Stinkingwater Summit- “A” ORE244 Ukiah/Hilgard ORE86 Halfway Hill US395 Battle Mountain Summit, Devine Summit SPOTS OF ICE I-84 Cabbage Hill, Meacham, Ladd Canyon, Baker Valley, Pleasant Valley, Ontario - “A” ORE82 Minam Summit ORE19 Condon A-Carry Chains or traction tires B-Chains required on vehicles towing or over 10,000 GVW C-Chains required. Traction tires allowed in place of chains on vehicles under 10,000 GVW and not towing. Vehicle’s towing must use chains.

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ROAD REPORT 12/3/23 8:45 a.m. OREGON I-84 TROUTDALE to ARLINGTON: Rain, bare pavement I-84 HERMISTON to CABBAGE HILL: Intermittent showers, bare pavement I-84 MEACHAM to THREE MILE HILL: Flurries, slush and snowpack breaking up I-84 ONTARIO: Rain, bare pavement I-82 HERMISTON: Showers, bare pavement US 395 PENDLETON, PILOT ROCK: Showers, bare pavement US 395 BATTLE MOUNTAIN: Flurries, packed snow US 97 MORO, SHANIKO, BEND: Rain, bare pavement OR 11 MILTON-FREEWATER to PENDLETON: Intermittent showers, bare pavement OR 19 CONDON: Overcast, bare pavement OR 204 TOLLGATE: Flurries, packed snow. Chains Required on vehicles towing or over 10,000 GVW OR 207 HEPPNER, SPRAY MOUNTAIN: Flurries, packed snow WASHINGTON I-82 TRI-CITIES: Rain, bare pavement US 12 WALLA WALLA: Showers, bare pavement US 12 WHITE PASS: Snowing. There is compact snow and ice in places on the roadway. Traction tires required; Vehicles over 10,000 GVW chains required; Oversize vehicles prohibited: Eastbound from milepost 151, the summit of White Pass; Westbound from milepost 161, ten miles east of the summit. I-90 SNOQUALMIE PASS: Snowing. There is snow and slush on the roadway. Eastbound: Chains required for all vehicles except all-wheel drive, oversize vehicles prohibited: Eastbound from milepost 47, five miles west of the summit near Denny Creek; Travelers will experience added travel time and delays due to adverse weather conditions. Westbound: Traction tires required; vehicles over 10,000 GVW chains required, oversize vehicles prohibited from milepost 56, four miles east of the summit near Gold Creek.
ROAD REPORT 12/2/23 7:45 a.m. Please drive safely and be alert for changing conditions. OREGON I-84 TROUTDALE to BIGGS JUNCTION: Rain, bare pavement I-84 ARLINGTON to CABBAGE HILL: Overcast, bare pavement I-84 MEACHAM to LADD CANYON: Flurries, slush and snow pack breaking up I-84 BAKER VALLEY: Overcast, spots of ice I-84 PLEASANT VALLEY: Flurries, spots of ice, visibility less than 500 feet I-84 BURNT RIVER CANYON: Overcast, spots of ice I-84 THREE MILE HILL to ONTARIO: Ground fog, bare pavement I-82 HERMISTON: Overcast, bare pavement US 395 PENDLETON, PILOT ROCK: Overcast, bare pavement US 395 BATTLE MOUNTAIN: Overcast, packed snow US 97 MORO, SHANIKO, BEND: Overcast, bare pavement, rain in Bend OR 11 MILTON-FREEWATER to PENDLETON: Overcast, bare pavement OR 19 CONDON: Overcast, bare pavement OR 204 TOLLGATE: Flurries, packed snow. Chains Required on vehicles towing or over 10,000 GVW OR 207 HEPPNER, SPRAY MOUNTAIN: Overcast, packed snow WASHINGTON I-82 TRI-CITIES: Overcast, bare pavement US 12 WALLA WALLA: Overcast, bare pavement US 12 WHITE PASS: Snowing, hard at times. There is compact snow and slush on the roadway. Traction tires required; Vehicles over 10,000 GVW chains required; Oversize vehicles prohibited: Eastbound from milepost 138, thirteen miles west of the summit; Westbound from milepost 166, 15 miles east of the summit. I-90 SNOQUALMIE PASS: Light snow. There is compact snow and ice on the roadway. Chains required for all vehicles except all-wheel drive, oversize vehicles prohibited: Eastbound from milepost 47, five miles west of the summit near Denny Creek; Westbound from milepost 71, approximately 20 miles east of the summit near Easton. Travelers will experience added travel time and delays due to adverse weather conditions.
UPDATE: ODOT has not issued an official statement that the highway is now open, but Trip Check indicates it is. ROAD CLOSURE FROM ODOT: I-84 westbound is closed to all traffic from Baker City (milepost 302) to La Grande (milepost 265) due to a crash at milepost 297. U.S. 30 between Baker City and North Powder is not a detour route for interstate traffic and there is no access to I-84. Westbound truck traffic is being asked to stop in Ontario. Expect extended delays.
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