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C.O. Breeze Continues Despite Closure

BEND, OR -- A 30-mile stretch of Highway 26 near Warm Springs remains closed due to the County Line 2 Fire, and the Oregon Department of Transportation estimates the closure will remain in place all day, Friday. It’s a closure that impacted truck drivers, tourists and anyone else trying to get from the High Desert to Portland, via Mount Hood.

 

Morrie Christensen, with Central Oregon Breeze, tells KBND they’re taking a lot of calls from customers confirming busses are running between Portland and Redmond. "They want to know about the delay, so we are telling them right now it’s between a 30-60 minute delay because we’re detouring Madras through Maupin and back down to 26. Our morning bus got through this morning pretty close to on time."

 

Christensen says if things worsen, the bus would detour through The Dalles, "We try not to cancel any bus routes, as long as there’s any way to get around them. We’ve only missed one trip in over 30 years, due to road closures and snow. I mean, we’re always running, we’ll just take the detour over to The Dalles and go up I-84 into Portland."
 
Drivers report increased congestion on eastbound Highway 20 in Sisters, likely due to those trying to avoid the Highway 26 detour. 

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