PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Travelers at Portland International Airport were met with heavy traffic early Wednesday morning, as overnight construction work closed lanes on Airport Way.
According to a warning on the FlyPDX website, from July 21 to 25, there is overnight work on Airport Way from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m.
Travelers took to social media throughout Wednesday morning, complaining about the delays and sharing videos of people exiting their cars and running towards the airport, suitcases in hand.
At 6:30 a.m., the Oregon Department of Transportation’s TripCheck showed a delay of 63 minutes on Airport Way due to a bumper-to-bumper traffic jam…