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2A | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2019 | SIUSLAW NEWS On The Record ODOT gives Lane County highway construction update OBITUARY HOUGHTON—Gloria then Bend, enjoying golf Houghton, 94, a former and long road trips around Florence resident, passed the country. Gloria has away July 30, 2019. lived in a retirement home Gloria was born Nov. in Lake Oswego since 14, 1924, in Medicine 2013. Hat, Alberta, where she Gloria and Don es- was raised. When Gloria pecially enjoyed good was 14, she and her family friends, playing bridge and moved in 1939 to Leduc, afternoon barbecues at where she graduated from Woahink Lake. They also high school in enjoyed hunting 1943. trips to eastern She attended Oregon and were the University dedicated Oregon of Oregon from Duck fans. 1946 to 1950, Gloria will graduating with be remembered a BA in English. for her adven- She worked in turesome spirit, Gloria Los Angeles, sharp wit and her Houghton Calif., and Port- generosity. In land, where she her later years, met Don in the summer Gloria especially enjoyed of 1952. Don and Gloria crossword puzzles, read- were married in Edmon- ing, watching sports and ton in February, 1953. spending time with her They moved to where family. Don was living and work- Gloria is survived by her ing next to the Sea Lion sister, Rayma, from Toron- Caves, 11 miles north of to; three children: Debbie Florence, Ore. Houghton of Beaverton, There, they raised their Tom Houghton of Lake three children until 1964 Oswego and Barb Smith of when the family moved Hillsboro; four grandchil- into town. The family lived dren: Jared in Portland, in Florence until 1978 Sarah in Washington D.C., and then built a house on Curtis in Lake Oswego Woahink Lake, where they and Luke in Austin, Texas. lived for 10 years. Don preceded Gloria Gloria and Don first in death, passing away in moved to Sun River and 2011. Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) is working in several lo- cations around the area. Access for pedestrians, in- cluding those with disabil- ities, will be available and identified through — or around — work zones. For updates on traffic, “Know Before You Go” at TripCheck.com or call 511. For the ReVision Flor- ence Streetscape and Pav- ing Project on Highway 126 and Highway 101, peo- ple can expect day work on Highway 101 between the highway junction and the Siuslaw River Bridge. Crews are clearing and prepping subgrade on northbound Highway 101 starting at Old Town Way and working north. Expect single lane clo- sures on northbound Highway 101 and side street closures. There will be limited single lane closures on southbound Highway 101 this week through Thurs- day, for finishing sidewalk and ADA improvements on southbound Highway 101. This project is a partner- ship with the City of Flor- ence to improve the street- scape, pave the road and improve ADA facilities. It is set to be completed by the end of October. The scope of the project includes: • Work along Highway 101 south from the high- way junction to the Siuslaw River Bridge and Highway 126 east from the highway junction to Spruce Street. • ADA ramps, colored concrete plazas, art plinths, street lighting, the under- grounding of overhead utilities, bike lanes, park- ing spaces along Highway 101, and landscaping and irrigation improvements. • Paving from the High- way 101/Highway 126 Junction south to the Siu- slaw River Bridge. North of Florence on Highway 101, there are three bridge projects be- tween Neahkahnie Moun- tain Chasm and Cape Creek Bridge. • Cape Creek Bridge, north of Florence: Installa- tion of a new cathodic pro- tection system and bridge repairs are underway. Crews are working on surface prep of the con- crete, which will be fol- lowed by bridge repair work and the protective coating installation. Night work began Mon- day and is expected to continue through tonight, Aug. 21, for crack injecting work at Cape Creek from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. People can expect single lane closures. • Cape Perpetua Half Viaduct, south of Yachats: A new cathodic protection system is being installed, including installing a wind turbine generator under the bridge to power the system. Crews are fabricating the walkway platform un- derneath the bridge. • Neahkahnie Mountain Chasm, north of Manzani- ta: A rockfall fence to pre- vent rocks and debris from falling onto the highway was installed and bridge repair work was completed in May. All three bridges are to be completed by the end of December 2020. East of Florence on Highway 126 is the new Walker Creek-Chicka- hominy Creek Passing Lane. Construction re- sumed Monday to install a large box culvert. Expect daytime flagger with short delays. 24-hour flagging be- gins Monday, Aug. 26, for about a week. A westbound passing lane is being installed from milepost 32.36 to milepost 31.56, just west of Walton. The road is being wid- ened on both sides to make room for the additional lane. The project also in- cludes new pavement, signs, striping, guardrail and water quality features. For more information, visit www.oregon.govodot /projects or check Trip- Check.com for road con- ditions. WEATHER DATA D ATE Aug. 13 Aug. 14 Aug. 15 Aug. 16 Aug. 17 Aug. 18 Aug. 19 72 71 72 72 70 71 71 57 50 48 49 49 47 52 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Courtesy of Roger Cunningham We invite you to join us. 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