The Beaverton Police, Washington County Sheriffs, and the Hillsboro

Police will be conducting a joint traffic enforcement detail 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, November 9, looking for drivers using cell phones and other electronic devices.

Oregon's new distracted driving law went into effect October 1st, but agencies report still seeing many drivers with phones in their hands. In a recent news release, Beaverton Police report spending the first 15 days of October working on educating the community about the new law.

Officers now are planning this detail to show enforcement within their jurisdictions along OR 8 (Canyon Road and Tualatin Valley Highway). The release states each agency will have plainclothes officers on the lookout for cell phone users who will then call out drivers to uniformed officers. You can read more about the distracted driving law here:

MAX LINES 8:30 a.m.; TriMet reports MAX Blue and Red lines are delayed westbound up to 15 minutes through 9:15 a.m. due to earlier mechanical issue near Galleria Station.



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ALOHA 8:16 a.m.; Crash on Southwest 185th Avenue near Rosa Road.



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LINNTON 8:12 a.m.; Possible injury crash on Northwest Germantown Road just south of Bridge Avenue. Expect delays.



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OUTER NORTHWEST PORTLAND 7:34 a.m.; Crash reported on Northwest Germantown Road at Kaiser Road. This is a frequent crash spot.



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NORTHWEST PORTLAND 7:04 a.m.; Police are with a crash on West Burnside near Fischer Lane, just east of Skyline. Burnside is currently closed. Eastbound traffic backed onto Barnes to Miller.



Update 8:51 a.m.; Officials are reopening Burnside in each direction now.



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BANFIELD 6:35 a.m.; Crash blocks the left lane I-84 westbound near 82nd Avenue.





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FAIRVIEW 6:36 a.m.; Earlier crash still blocking the left lane I-84 westbound near 181st Avenue.



Update 6:50 a.m.; Cleared.

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Heads up for Hunziker Road closure this weekend: Southwest Hunziker Road in Tigard will be closed to through traffic 7 a.m. Saturday-7 p.m. Sunday, November 11- 12. Contractors will use the weekend to do sanitary sewer work near Wall Street. The work is part of the east Tigard sewer replacement project.

Detours will be in place via Hall Boulevard, Bonita Road and 72nd Avenue. Potso Dog Park will be accessible from 72nd Avenue. Expect delays on the detour routes.

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