Highway 58 reopens after crash west of Hwy. 97 junction; ODOT had urged using other routes
CHEMULT, Ore. (KTVZ) – A crash closed state Highway west of the junction with Highway 97 for a time Friday afternoon and evening, prompting ODOT to advise motorists to use an alternate route if possible.
ODOT’s TripCheck posted the alert at 3:20 p.m. of the crash, which occurred at milepost 83, three miles west of the intersection. An area road camera at Chemult showed snowy road conditions.
The highway reopened by evening.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for the northern and central Oregon Cascades through 4 a.m. Sunday above 2,500 feet, predicting 8-14 inches of snow and up to two feet above 5,000 feet, with winds gusting as high as 45 mph.
