A pre-5 a.m. fatal crash involving a pedestrian in the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 about two miles north of Woodburn has all the lanes blocked. Traffic is being diverted off the interstate at the Donald/Aurora exit and using a two-lane road to rejoin the freeway at Woodburn. An alternate route would be OR 551 (Canby exit from I-5) south to OR 99E through Hubbard and into Woodburn. No word on when this crash will clear. Watch this page for updates.
UPDATE 11:07 a.m.; State police have finally finished the investigation into a fatal crash from earlier Wednesday morning. All southbound lanes are now open.
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BEAVERTON 8:44 a.m.; Crash blocks the right lane of U.S. 26 eastbound at Cedar Hills Boulevard.
Update 8:58 a.m.; Cleared.
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ROSE QUARTER 8:30 a.m.; Tow truck is with a disabled vehicle on I-5 northbound near the Morrison Bridge. Right lane blocked.
Update 8:37 a.m.; Cleared.
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OUTER SOUTHEAST 8:13 a.m.; Injury crash on Southeast 118th Avenue and Powell Boulevard.
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MAX ORANGE LINE 7:25 a.m.; TriMet reports a disruption in Orange Line MAX service due to a switch issue near SE Park Ave Station. Shuttle buses will move passengers between Clinton/SE 12th Ave and SE Park Ave. Expect delays.
Update 7:40 a.m.; Orange line resuming normal service schedule.
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TIGARD 7:15 a.m.; Crash on OR 99W northbound near Gaarde Road has traffic backing into King City.
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BEAVERTON 7:10 a.m.; Crash on Southwest Farmington Road near Hocken Avenue has traffic backed up to Murray Boulevard.
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Construction work in downtown Portland will close Southwest Clay Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues beginning 4 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7. The Portland Bureau of Transportation said that crane work will continue to block the street until 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9. During the work, sidewalks on streets around the 1515 Market Street Building will also be closed. Drivers and pedestrians need to find an alternate route.
In Vancouver, bridge work on Padden Parkway will close the northbound Interstate 205 off-ramp to westbound Padden Parkway 9 p.m.-5 a.m. through Thursday, Nov. 8. Choose an alternate route.
Foggy conditions will greet drivers Wednesday morning and likely for each morning this week. In some areas, visibility is down to less than a quarter of a mile. In heavy fog conditions remember to leave extra stopping distance, drive with headlights on and watch carefully for bicyclists and pedestrians.
The Oregonian/Oregonlive's Andrew Theen talked about a recent poll on tolls: