transportation

A new nonprofit will oversee PeaceHealth’s bike share program, PeaceHealth Rides in Eugene. Cascadia Mobility, a company within Forth Mobility, was selected by the city and will begin operations in May.

The City of Eugene plans to build a new two-way bikeway along High Street in the downtown. It will connect the Amazon Path to the Riverbank path.

The first significant rain of the season in our region has officials concerned about potential landslides in areas recently burned by wildfire.

The two-year I-105 bridge preservation project is almost finished. The good news, according to transportation officials, is that Eugene-Springfield drivers won’t be experiencing any more lane closures associated with the project.

Crews are about halfway through a project to improve bicycle safety and access on a stretch of 13th Avenue that connects the University of Oregon with downtown Eugene.

Oregon Representative Peter DeFazio says the Federal Aviation Administration should require masks on airplanes. The Springfield Democrat chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure committee, and is pushing for the rule. 

Passenger traffic is down sharply at the Eugene Airport as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

The Oregon Cascades got a lot of snow this weekend and blizzard conditions led to road closures in some areas. Forecasters say snow will continue in the mountains this week. People heading to the mountains are advised to “know before you go”.

The City of Eugene will host the 9th annual Sunday Streets event this weekend in downtown Eugene. People are encouraged to come out and walk, ridem and roll in a strip of downtown blocks that are completely closed off from car traffic.

The airport that serves the central Oregon cities of Redmond and Bend is still closed to commercial airline flights following Monday’s snowstorm. Officials say they don’t expect the Redmond Airport to open before 9 a.m. on Wednesday. That’s because the snow damaged a device that helps pilots land during challenging weather conditions. The navigational aide is owned by the Federal Aviation Administration, which is working to repair it.

Starting this week [Tuesday 2/5] drivers on highway 126 between Eugene and Florence should expect delays near Walton. Crews are adding a west-bound passing lane.

The annual showdown between the Oregon Ducks and Oregon State Beavers adds to the traffic snarls associated with the Thanksgiving holiday and Black Friday.

Earlier this week we mentioned that part of the big creek road near Florence was shut down due to a landslide.  Lane County officials now report that the affected stretch between Highway 101 and Upper North Fork Road has been cleared for motorists.

Lane Transit District will not be providing bus service to the Eugene Airport after November 30th. The one year pilot program between LTD, Lane Community College and the City of Eugene was a response to long-standing community interest.

The state Department of Transportation says parts of several highways in western Oregon were closed Tuesday because of high water from heavy rainfall.