Update | Oregon highways south of Tri-Cities back open after multiple-vehicle crashes

Multiple stretches of highways south of the Tri-Cities were closed for a few hours Thursday night after slick roadways and fog made driving treacherous.

A nearly 40-mile stretch of Oregon 204 between Elgin and Weston was closed to all traffic for a few hours.

Interstate 84 also was shut down in both directions until about 11 p.m. between exit 216 near Pendleton and exit 265 near La Grande after a wreck involving several cars and trucks near mile post 227, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT).

Fog made visibility difficult on the slippery highways.

Westbound I-84 also was closed to trucks and through traffic for a time at Baker City and in Ontario.

For the latest closure information, visit TripCheck.com or call 511 / 800-977-6368. Outside Oregon call 503-588-2941.

This story was originally published September 21, 2023 at 7:11 PM.

Cory McCoy

Tri-City Herald

Cory is an award-winning investigative reporter. He joined the Tri-City Herald in Dec. 2021 as an Editor/Reporter covering social accountability issues. His past work can be found in the Tyler Morning Telegraph and other Texas newspapers. He was a 2019-20 Education Writers Association Fellow, and has been featured on The Murder Tapes, Grave Mysteries and Crime Watch Daily with Chris Hansen.