The Oregon Department of Transportation's freeway sign replacement project continues this week with nighttime lane and ramp closures.

ODOT is upgrading, repairing and replacing interstate highway signs on Interstates 5 and 84 throughout 2018. According to a release, the upgraded signs are brighter, more reflective and meet new federal standards.

Starting Monday night, the following ramps and lanes will see closures.

The northbound I-5 off-ramp to Terwilliger Boulevard will be closed 10 p.m. Monday to 5 a.m. Tuesday April 16-17.

The southbound I-5 off-ramp to Multnomah Boulevard will be closed from 10 p.m. Tuesday to 5 a.m. Wednesday April 17-18.

The right lane on northbound I-5 at milepost 292.5 (near Boones Ferry/Carmen Drive) will be closed 8 p.m. Wednesday to 5:30 a.m. Thursday April 18-19.

The right lane on southbound I-5 at milepost 292.8 (near Boones Ferry/Carmen Drive exits) will be closed from 8 p.m. Thursday to 5:30 a.m. Friday April 19-20.

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VANCOUVER 7:54 a.m.; Crash on the I-5 northbound exit to 39th Street. Right side of the exit is blocked. Use caution.



Update 8:13 a.m.; Cleared.

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NORTHWEST PORTLAND 7 a.m.; Signals out on Northwest 27th Avenue and Vaughn Street. Treat as an all-way stop.



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TRIMET MAX LINES 6:41 a.m.; Westbound MAX Blue and Red towards Hillsboro and Beaverton may be delayed up to 15 minutes through 7 a.m. due to an earlier mechanical issue near Washington Park.

Update 7:34 a.m.; Just when you thought... TriMet reports MAX Blue Line is delayed up to 15 minutes through 8 a.m. due to an earlier mechanical issue near the Elmonica/SW 170th Ave station.

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A Vancouver water utility project will require a temporary closure of the Evergreen Boulevard exit on westbound SR 14, all days and hours for about two weeks beginning Monday, April 16. The work is the final step in the project to replace nearly 1,000 feet of aging water main that crosses beneath SR 14, from East Evergreen Boulevard on the north to Southeast Evergreen Highway on the south.

Pavement restoration is anticipated to follow during the week of April 23 - weather permitting.

Expect a road closure of Southwest Merry Lane at Scholls Ferry Road in Southwest Portland from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday, April 16. Water service crews will be surveying. Crews will be performing work at the northern end of the road. Traffic will be routed through the southern end of the looped road.

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