Mudslide Closes US Highway 20

Eastbound motorists should use OR 22 or OR 126 to access Santiam Pass and points east, while westbound motorists will be detoured onto OR 126.

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(CASCADIA) - A landslide has closed US Highway 20 (Santiam Hwy) at milepost 44, just east of Cascadia.

Oregon Dept. of Transportation crews say the slide has deposited 150 cubic yards of mud, rock and debris on the highway as well as 12-14 large trees.

The slide will result in an extended closure of the highway.

Eastbound motorists should use OR 22 or OR 126 to access Santiam Pass and points east.

Westbound motorists will be detoured onto OR 126 (Clear Lake-Belknap Springs Hwy) for points west.

Source: Oregon Dept. of Transportation