Highway 34 to Oregon Coast CLOSED

It is unclear when repairs can be made and this section of the highway reopened.

Salem-News.com

(WALDPORT, Ore. ) - Highway 34 has been CLOSED in both directions about 16 miles east of Waldport following the failure of the highway's subgrade.

Storm-related damage forced the Oregon Department of Transportation to close the eastbound lane of the highway at milepoint 16.7 late Tuesday afternoon.

Diverted water running under the highway undermined a large section of the subgrade. Flaggers have been allowing single-lane traffic through the damaged area since Tuesday.

Further degradation of the highway has made even single-lane passage controlled by flaggers unsafe. ODOT managers made the decision to close the highway at about 8:45 PM Thursday.

It is unclear when repairs can be made and this section of the highway reopened.

Source: ODOT