March 24, 2026 4:00 a.m.

A contractor with the Oregon Department of Transportation is continuing work on a project to help prevent wrong-day drivers on Interstate 5 by installing signs and other features that alert drivers when they enter an off-ramp from the wrong direction.

Dan Latham of ODOT said the project extends from the California border through Jackson, Josephine and Douglas counties up to the Curtin Exit 163.

Latham said the contractor’s goal is to complete four ramps each night, though the schedule will likely vary.

Work is scheduled to take place nightly from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. through Friday morning. Crews will be at these exits on selected nights:

*Tuesday night – Exit 99 southbound, 102 northbound and southbound, and 106 northbound

*Wednesday night – Exit 101 southbound, 103 northbound and southbound, and 108 northbound

*Thursday night – Exit 106 southbound, 110 northbound and southbound, and the 111 southbound Weigh Station

Latham said each of the off ramps will be closed for between two and four hours while crews are installing signs and delineators. During the closures, freeway drivers should watch for roadside message boards and construction signs. When a ramp is closed, drivers are encouraged to continue to the next interchange and turn around so they can reach their destination from the opposite direction.

Latham said over the following two weeks, contractors plan to go from the Myrtle Creek Exit 108 southbound up to the Elkhead Road Exit 154. Another week will probably be needed after that to finish the rest of the off-ramps in Douglas County.