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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017
ODOT offers travelling tips as Aug. 21 total eclipse approaches
Oregon will experience quite
a show in less than two months,
when the moon’s shadow cast
by a solar eclipse begins its
2,500-mile-per-hour journey
across the United States.
But if the predicted one mil-
lion visitors in Oregon’s path of
totality for the Aug. 21 eclipse
don’t properly prepare or aren’t
paying attention, that show
won’t be the celestial dance
they came for; it’ll be a cosmic
traffic jam on the roads below.
ODOT is expecting many
Oregon highways will be espe-
cially crowded in the days
around the eclipse. When trav-
eling, drivers should keep their
hands on the wheel, their mind
on the task, and their eyes on
the road — not on the sky.
Statistics show that many
crashes are the result of dis-
tracted driving and traveling
too fast for conditions. So
ODOT is encouraging drivers
to avoid unnecessary distrac-
tions during their travels — and
especially when Oregon high-
ways will be very crowded dur-
ing the time of the eclipse.
That means making travel
plans well in advance; knowing
where you’re going; and for
long trips, knowing where
you’re going to go when the
need arises.
ODOT will have crews post-
ed along critical travel routes to
keep motorists mobile and safe,
and will be providing travel
It is predicted that
one million visitors will
be on Oregon highways
during next month’s
path of totality.
updates via Tripcheck.com and
511 so travelers can be pre-
pared with the most current
travel information available.
When properly supplied and
informed, everyone can avoid
becoming “highway luna(r)-
tics” during the eclipse.
Travellers should:
• Expect traffic changes.
ODOT does not plan to close
any state highways. But as traf-
fic volumes increase, ODOT
may restrict some left turns to
and from highways in order to
keep traffic moving.
Cities and counties may
choose to do the same thing on
their streets and roads.
• Help keep roads clear.
Staying off the roads helps
make sure emergency service
vehicles can get through. Take
care of errands well before
Aug. 21. Limit trips to help
keep the roads clear.
• Travel with friends. Joining
friends and family for the trip
to totality will reduce the num-
ber of cars on the road. Find
carpool
information
at
www.drivelessconnect.com.
• Caution friends, family and
other visitors: Tell them to
#DriveHealthy: Arrive early,
stay put during the eclipse and
leave late afterwards. If every-
one jumps on the highways all
at once right after the eclipse,
no one will go very far very
fast.
Remember: All travelers
have a shared responsibility to
stay safe.
• Be prepared. Plan ahead for
basic needs such as food, water,
gas for the car and bathroom
breaks in the event of getting
stuck in traffic.
Travellers are all in this
together, so be prepared, help
neighbors and other travelers to
be prepared — and enjoy the
historic event.
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