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HIGHWAY 224 IN THE FIRE-DAMAGED CLACKAMAS RIVER CORRIDOR IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO
REOPENING

MUCH WORK REMAINS, HOWEVER, AND MOST OF THE CAMPGROUNDS AND TRAILHEADS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN CLOSED FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE.

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Clackamas River Corridor Photo courtesy of Mount Hood National Forest.

By Andi Prewitt
January 28, 2022 at 3:49 pm PST

The Oregon Department of Transportation is one step closer to opening Highway
224, the only remaining major route that is still closed due to the historic
Labor Day fires in 2020.

On Jan. 26, the agency finished removing dead and dying trees that were lining
the road, which posed a hazard to drivers. That marks the completion of a major
phase of restoring access to the Clackamas River corridor.

But a great deal of work remains.

ODOT crews still have to clear the area of felled logs and other debris from the
sides of the highway before replacing miles of charred guard rails, installing
new signs and repairing sections of damaged pavement. Rockfall continues to be
an issue along the corridor, as well.

The Riverside Fire, which is just one of several blazes that broke out during a
windstorm in September 2020, burned nearly 140,000 acres—most of it located in
the Clackamas River Ranger District of the Mount Hood National Forest. According
to the U.S. Forest Service, flames wiped out anywhere between 80 and 90 percent
of the trees across much of that land.

ODOT does not have an estimated reopening date for Highway 224. But the agency
says that crews are working at least five days a week on that site. However,
even when the road reopens, recreation will be limited. Most of the campgrounds
and trails are likely to be closed for the foreseeable future since they were so
heavily damaged by the fire.

Remains of a drinking fountain in the Clackamas River Corridor. Photo courtesy
of Mount Hood National Forest.

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