(Sisters, OR) -- Time has run out this year to drive through McKenzie Pass. The Oregon Department of Transportation has closed the west side of the pass near the junction with Highway 126 and at the summit by Dee Wright Observatory. East side gates for the scenic route, also known as Highway 242, remain open. The closure near Sisters will happen no later than November sixth. Old McKenzie Pass is a narrow, winding road and is not maintained in the winter.