Nighttime I-5 Off-Ramp Closures Planned Across Douglas County Through End of April

Drivers in Douglas County should expect short nighttime closures at more than 40 Interstate 5 off-ramps this month as the Oregon Department of Transportation wraps up work on its Southern Oregon Wrong Way Driver Mitigation project. ODOT announced April 1 that the closures are tied to the final phase of a safety effort aimed at reducing wrong-way driving along the interstate.

According to ODOT, the project includes installing signs, pavement markers and other safety features designed to discourage drivers from entering I-5 from the wrong direction. The work stretches along Interstate 5 from the California border north to milepost 163 and covers interchanges in Jackson, Josephine and Douglas counties.

In Douglas County, the latest phase of work is expected to continue through the end of April. ODOT said most affected off-ramps will be closed once for about two to four hours while crews install signs and roadside reflective posts. Ramp closures are expected between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., Monday night through Friday morning, and only one ramp is expected to be closed at a time.

ODOT said contractors plan to work on about four off-ramps per night as the project moves north through Douglas County. The agency is advising drivers to use alternate routes when ramps are closed, including traveling to the next interchange and turning around. Drivers are also being urged to watch for construction signs and roadside message boards.

The project began construction in June 2025 and is expected to be completed in spring 2026. ODOT says the safety improvements are intended to reduce wrong-way crashes and improve awareness at off-ramps across southwest Oregon.

Douglas County off-ramp locations listed by ODOT for closures over the next four weeks include:

• Exit 101, Riddle Road, northbound
• Exit 103, Tri City, southbound
• Exit 106, Weaver Road, northbound
• Exit 110, Boomer Hill Road, southbound
• Exit 111, Weigh Station, southbound
• Exit 112, Dillard Highway, northbound and southbound
• Exit 113, Clarks Branch, northbound
• Exit 119, Winston/Green, southbound
• Exit 120, Oakland/Shady Highway, northbound and southbound
• Exit 121, McLain Avenue, northbound and southbound
• Exit 123, Fairgrounds, northbound and southbound
• Exit 124, Harvard, northbound
• Exit 125, Garden Valley, southbound
• Exit 127, North Roseburg, northbound and southbound
• Exit 129, Winchester, northbound and southbound
• Exit 136, Sutherlin, northbound and southbound
• Exit 138, South Oakland, northbound
• Exit 140, North Oakland, southbound
• Exit 142, Metz Hill, northbound and southbound
• Exit 143, Cabin Creek Rest Area, northbound and southbound
• Exit 146, South Rice Hill, northbound and southbound
• Exit 148, Rice Hill, northbound and southbound
• Exit 150, Yoncalla, northbound and southbound
• Exit 154, Elkhead Road, northbound and southbound
• Exit 159, Elk Creek/Cox Road, northbound and southbound
• Exit 161, Buck Creek, northbound
• Exit 162, Umpqua Highway/Drain, southbound

What drivers should know:

• Closures are short-term, generally about 2 to 4 hours
• Work is happening overnight
• Each ramp is expected to close only once
• Only one ramp will be closed at any given time
• Alternate routes will be needed during active closures