Downed power lines and trees are blocking multiple roads and highways in Lane County

The Eugene Police Department is asking the public to stay home if possible, because of “extremely dangerous travel conditions.”

“There are several areas throughout the city with downed trees and powerlines, and it is not safe at this time to be on the road,” police said in a warning issued Monday morning.

A semi truck is currently stuck on the on ramp of Highway 99 and another is stuck at Randy Pape Beltline Highway and Prairie Road. Unconfirmed reports of a semi truck crash on Interstate 5 near the Glenwood exit are being looked into. Multiple SUVs are in the ditch off of Beltline Highway near River Avenue.

All Lane Transportation District buses have been suspended Monday morning. The LTD closure extends to the LTD Connector, RideSource, and Diamond Express.

The closure was indefinite.

The 911 center has received a high volume of calls throughout Monday morning, as residents woke to discover the several inches of snowfall that dropped on Lane County overnight and continues to fall over the region.

Police are asking the public to only call 911 for immediate life, safety, and health emergencies.

A tree fell on a vehicle at East 13th Avenue and Ferry Street on Monday morning.

That hazard was reported at 8:14 a.m. No injuries were reported at the location, however the roadway is blocked, according to Eugene Police Spokesman John Hankemeier.

One block over, another tree is down at East 14th Avenue and Ferry Street, Hankemeier said.

There are also trees down at West Fifth Avenue and Lawrence Street, reported at 8:05 a.m., and at Agate Street and East 21st Avenue, reported at 7:14 a.m.

In Creswell, a tree fell on a house on North Sixth Street. No injuries were reported.

In addition to tree falls, power lines are also reportedly down around several parts of Eugene, including at Skinner Street, Mill Street, West 18th Avenue and City View Street, and West 28th Street and Jefferson Street.

The intersection of Randy Pape Beltline Highway and West 11th Avenue is also closed because of down power lines.

The eastbound lanes of Interstate 105 is closed near the intersection with Highway 99 West.

Six miles south of Cottage Grove, a tree is blocking Interstate 5. All southbound lanes, the median and the shoulder are closed, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation. Alternate routes are advised.

Highway 58, five miles west of Oakridge and nine miles east of Pleasant Hill, is also closed in both directions because of multiple down trees and powerlines.

Highway 126 near Noti, from milepost 42 through 14, is also closed in both directions, according to ODOT.

ODOT officials urged travelers planning to drive Highway 58 or Highway 126 to use alternate routes, but mountain passes throughout the Willamette Valley were plagued with crashes, stalled vehicles, downed trees and even an avalanche.

Highway 20 between Salem and Bend was closed Monday due to a second avalanche that took place near the Santiam Pass.The first avalanche happened midday Sunday.

Interstate 5 in the Eugene area also had several slow downs and closures in place as of 10 a.m. Monday.