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Roadwork planned on Highway 66 late Friday

A view from the east end of the project area on Oregon Highway 66 near Dead Indian Memorial Road. ODOT photo
September 12, 2024

Work east of Exit 14 expected to delay traffic from 8 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Saturday

Ashland.news staff report

Work on pavement repairs on a short patch of Highway 66 between East Main Street and Dead Indian Memorial Road is set to start at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced Thursday.

Motorists on the highway in the southeastern section of town can expect to find flaggers and a pilot car guiding traffic through a single lane until about 4 a.m. Saturday, ODOT said in the announcement.

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