Portland General Electric will work on an overhead transmission line 9 a.m.-3 p.m. daily through Saturday, May 19. Drivers should expect delays up to 15 minutes, flaggers and closed lanes in Fairview in the area of Northeast Blossom Hill Road and Willow Glen roads along Sandy Boulevard.

Alternate routes include Northeast Halsey Boulevard, Marine Drive or Interstate 84.

In Clackamas County, crews are installing storm lines on Southeast 120th Avenue between Carpenter Drive and Capps Road. The road is closed in that area through June 1. Choose another route.

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NORTHWEST PORTLAND 8:38 a.m.; Serious injury crash involving a bicyclist at Northwest Nicolai Street. Nicolai will be closed between 27th-29th avenues for police investigation for the next three hours.



Update 8:55 a.m.; Expect Northwest Vaughn Street to be heavily backed up as a strong alternative to Nicolai Street.

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GRESHAM 7:15 a.m.; Possible injury crash reported at Southeast Stark Street and McGinnis Road near Mt Hood Medical Center.



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Clark County law enforcement agencies are conducting extra seat belt patrols through June 3, 2018, as part of the National "Click it or Ticket" campaign. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, in 2016, the use of seat belts in passenger vehicles saved an estimated 14,668 lives of occupants five-years-old and older.

The Oregon Department of Transportation warns imminent Interstate Bridge lifts due to high water in the Columbia River. The river level is rising because warmer temperatures have increased the snowmelt in the region. ODOT expects river levels at the bridge to continue rising during the next week, perhaps by another three feet, according to a recent release. Travelers should expect more frequent bridge lifts. Tuesday morning the Interstate Bridge was lifted for about 12 minutes at about 6 a.m.

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