NEWPORT – Expect long delays on U.S. Highway 101 in the Beverly Beach area north of Newport on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 7-8 as the highway is reduced to a single lane to make more repairs.
The Oregon Department of Transportation announced Monday afternoon that motorists driving between Newport and Depoe Bay should expect long delays as flaggers limit traffic to one lane from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
An ODOT spokeswoman said that last weekend crews noticed a few areas of sunken pavement between mileposts 133 and 136 south of Beverly Beach State Park.
“We are hoping to work quickly to get this repaired while the weather forecast is more favorable,” said ODOT’s Mindy McCartt.
The area to be repaired is farther south than the extensive but short-term work done last March. More than 11,000 vehicles travel that stretch of the highway daily.
The Moolack area cracks have been opening up at a rapid pace with 5 inches of rain in the first 5 days of the year. Getting a little bumpy in my subcompact. Not looking forward to the impaired access to town, but glad ODOT is keeping up with repairs, unlike last year when the section north of Beverly Beach and south of Otter Rock turned into a pothole-filled gravel pit until our state rep yanked their chain. They need to get to that section after the work this week. Nasty cracks are starting to appear there as well.
Yes, thank you for your keen for observation Lee.
Hopefully ODOT has a plan to permanently (perhaps steel pilings) fix this dangerous section
of 101. Sporadic patching of this section of highway may not be enough to keep travelers safe for slides or sink holes?