STAY SAFE!!!!

In this SNOWY weather -- check before you go, and visit ODOT!!!

Online:

For up-to-date travel conditions, visit www.TripCheck.com, ODOT's mobile-friendly travel information website. The site features:

• Maps updated in real time that display road conditions, trouble spots, weather, construction, maintenance and traffic incidents. TripCheck also displays high impact incidents (alerts) on multiple pages to make them easier to spot.
• More than 400 camera images from key locations throughout Oregon, as well as southern Washington and northern California.
• Users can create and bookmark custom camera pages with up to 10 different cameras for quick checks of specific routes.
• A color-coded speed map of the Portland area provides average travel speeds on Portland highways.
• Links to bus, airport, train, bicycle and trucking information; commercial roadside services such as hotels, motels and restaurants; and detailed information on scenic byways, safety rest areas and Sno-Parks.
• Detailed information on the use of traction tires and chains in Oregon.
• TripCheck TV allows users to create a custom display of road conditions information and camera images.

TripCheck information is also available in text format via Twitter. Visit www.TripCheck.com and click on the Twitter page to learn more. 

By phone:

511. Travelers in Oregon can dial 511 to access the same immediate road and weather information available on TripCheck.

• elect updated reports about driving conditions by highway, mountain pass or major city from easy-to-use menus. The 511 system responds to both voice and touch-tone commands.
• Calls to 511 are local calls when dialed from a pay phone or wire line phone. Mobile phone users are responsible for airtime and roaming charges according to their wireless service contracts, but ODOT does not impose any additional charges.
• Most wireless companies in Oregon provide 511 service. If you cannot use 511, call toll-free (800) 977-ODOT (6368) for road and weather information. Outside Oregon, dial (503) 588-2941.
• Oregon can forward users to the Washington state 511 system for road conditions in that state.

Remember, in Oregon, drivers are allowed to use hands-free devices, but not texting devices or touch cell phones. ODOT encourages motorists to pull off the road and park in a safe area before using cell phones.