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Officials Plan Regular Inspections for Tire Chains in Columbia River Gorge
The Oregon Department of Transportation has instituted a new inspection policy for the Columbia River Gorge Area of Interstate 84 to help enforce tire chain requirements in snowy conditions.
February 25, 2019
Trucks driving through the Columbia River Gorge on I-84 will be required to pull into an inspection area to verify the use of tire chains during certain snowy conditions.
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The Oregon Department of Transportation has instituted a new inspection policy for the Columbia River Gorge Area of Interstate 84 to help enforce tire chain requirements in snowy conditions.
Whenever chain-up requirements are activated, trucks are required to leave I-84 – westbound trucks at milepost 63 exit in Hood River and eastbound trucks at the Cascade Locks weigh station – for inspection to insure compliance with the rules.
Trucks that are properly chained up will be able to re-enter the highway. Vehicles that are not properly prepared for winter travel will have to install traction devices before continuing on. The inspection rules will be in place whenever chain-up requirements have been activated and will affect trucks and not passenger vehicles.
Electronic message signs in both the eastbound and westbound lanes of I-84 will notify trucks that the chain-up requirements are in place and that they will have to exit the highway for inspection
The inspections are a joint effort by ODOT and the Oregon State Police.
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