PORTLAND, Ore. — Multiple roads through the West Hills area of Portland could remain closed for several more days due to recent — and upcoming — winter weather, according to the Portland Bureau of Transportation.
Hannah Schafer with PBOT said crews have been on 24-hour schedules to remove debris from roads following Monday's unprecedented April snowstorm.
Maria Perte said she tried to get to Portland from Hillsboro on Tuesday morning, but had trouble getting downtown due to all the road closures. She had to turn around near Skyline and Burnside.
"I can't find my way around because everywhere you go is a detour and the roads are all closed, so it's very difficult to get where you want to go," she said.
The PBOT crews have also been salting the roads in case there's more winter weather to come, which could add to the amount of time the roads are closed.
West Burnside westbound has since been reopened between Northwest 24th and Skyline.
The current list of closed West Hills roads includes:
- Northwest Skyline Boulevard, from Northwest Newberry Road to Northwest Germantown Road
- Northwest Skyline Boulevard, from West Burnside Street to Northwest Cornell Road
- Southwest Capitol Highway, from Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard to Southwest Barbur Boulevard
- Northwest Germantown Road, from Northwest Skyline Boulevard to Northwest Bridge Avenue
- Northwest Cornell Road at Northwest Miller Road, and also from Skyline to Northwest 25th Avenue for tunnel maintenance
Highway 26 closed on Monday morning due to downed trees on the freeway near the Oregon Zoo, but was able to reopen on Monday afternoon. PBOT said over 400 trees fell in the city because of the winter weather.