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Deschutes County prepares for high elevation road closures

A "road closed" sig adorns a gate over a snowy roadway.
Courtesy of Deschutes County
This file photo provided by Deschutes County shows typical snow accumulation for the Cascades Lakes highway and Paulina Lake Road.

Cascade Lakes Highway and Paulina Lake Road will close for the season on Tuesday, Nov. 18.

These high-elevation forest roadways are closed every winter as snow at the summits can exceed five to ten feet, making continual snow and ice maintenance costly.

Those roads will remain closed until the Deschutes County Road Department removes the snow that accumulates during winter and early spring.

The roads typically open before Memorial Day.