April 24, 2026 3:30 a.m. 

Contractors will begin paving the final two segments of Oregon 42 through Winston and the Green District next week.

Dan Latham of the Oregon Department of Transportation said last fall, a one-mile section of Oregon 42 was paved in the middle of the project area, between Rolling Hills Road and Carnes Road. Latham said the area needed to be paved before the next traffic signal at Rolling Hills Road could be turned on and nearby safety features installed.

Over the next 6 to 8 weeks, prime contractor Rocky Mountain Construction will pave the highway from Lookingglass Creek to Rolling Hills Road and from Carnes Road to Interstate 5. Most paving work is scheduled at night from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Sunday evenings through Friday mornings. Paving is weather dependent and could be postponed due to rain. At least one lane in each direction of Oregon 42 will remain open at all times.

Latham said the first task is to pave approaches, which are the final 20 to 30 feet of a side road before it meets the highway. Only one side road will be closed at any given time, and most closures will be less than 2-3 hours. Local drivers are encouraged to use alternate routes.

For the week of April 26th through May 1st, the contractor will start at Brosi Orchard Road and pave each approach heading south along Oregon 42 to the Cheetah intersection and west to Lookingglass Creek. The approach at Lookingglass Road is tentatively scheduled for the nights of April 29th or 30th.

Detours will begin the following week in Green.

All work on the $11.97 million project is scheduled to be completed by September.

For more information, visit the project webpage https://www.oregon.gov/odot/projects/pages/project-details.aspx?project=21677