Old McKenzie Highway

A seasonal scenic highway that winds over McKenzie Pass will fully close to traffic this week.

The road over McKenzie Pass had been closed this summer because of a nearby wildfire. It reopened briefly late last month after the Foley Ridge Fire was under control.

A portion of Oregon Highway 242 is closed due to Foley Ridge Fire in eastern Lane County. Crews work to contain 437-acre blaze near McKenzie Pass.

The Old McKenzie Pass Highway, also known as Highway 242, will close for the winter Thursday, Nov. 9.

Transportation officials have closed the Old McKenzie Pass Highway for the winter. Oregon Department of Transportation closed the scenic byway, also known…