PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – Southbound Interstate 5 through Portland’s Rose Quarter is set to begin reopening at 10 p.m. Wednesday, about a week and a half ahead of schedule, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced.
The closure was expected to last five weeks. ODOT said mild weather and crews working around the clock helped speed up the project. The goal is to have traffic moving on southbound I-5 by 5 a.m. Thursday, Project Manager Kenn Halquist said.
ODOT had warned of significant traffic impacts, but said backups did not reach Vancouver, Washington, as officials had feared. Travelers planned ahead and shifted their trips, ODOT Project Delivery Manager David Kim said…