Roads projects on the Wallowa-Whitman NF

By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News

BAKER CITY – (Release from Wallowa Whitman National Forest) On the La Grande Ranger District, Forest Road 5125 at the Limber Jim Creek crossing to the junction with Forest Service Road 5130 will be closed from July 5 to July 31 to replace a culvert and construct an aquatic organism passage structure. Forest Service Road 5130 will remain open during construction. Please see the map – the area in red is the temporary closure area.

Grant County Road 24 (Granite Highway) from Blue Springs Summit to the 7370 Rd. (Mt. Ireland Road) approximately 5 miles SE of Granite, Oregon will be closed to the public from 9 a.m. July 18, 2022, to 5 p.m. July 22, 2022, and from 9 a.m. July 25, 2022, to 5 p.m. July 29, 2022.

Travelers are advised to plan accordingly when visiting parts of the Forest affected by the road work. For additional information about the temporary closures please call the La Grande Ranger District office at 541-962-8500 or the forest headquarters in Baker City at 541-523-6391.