EXPECT SLOWDOWNS AND MINOR DELAYS ON I-84 NEAR BOARDMAN

I-84: Expect 20 minute delays today and tomorrow (Feb. 11 and 12) for rolling slowdown near Tower Road / Boardman area. Sometime this afternoon today and during the morning hours of Thursday (Feb. 11 and 12) Interstate 84 traffic will be delayed for about 20 minutes near Boardman, between Exit 151 (Quesna County Park / Three Mile Canyon) and Exit 165 (Laura Lane / Port of Morrow). The traffic impacts are scheduled to occur sometime after noon on Wednesday and after 9 a.m. Thursday during a rolling slowdown that is needed to accommodate the movement of two over sized loads along Interstate 84 near Tower Road Exit 159. During the slowdown operation traffic will be slowed with pilot cars to about 30-35 miles-per-hour. Westbound traffic will be controlled between exits 165 and 159, with freeway on ramps at Exit 164 and the Boardman Rest Area closed until the slowdown operation has passed. Eastbound traffic will be controlled between exits 151 and 159, with freeway on ramp at Exit 159 delayed. Vehicles will be released from the slowdown after they have passed the work site near Tower Road. Tra velers are cautioned to be prepared for slowed traffic and minor delays in this area. The dates and times of the slowdown operation are subject to change, depending on weather conditions or other unforeseen factors.( today's slowdown was scheduled for morning hours, but is now expected to take place this afternoon).