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Winter Travel Alert: Avoid travel as snow and freezing rain continue tonight and Friday morning before a slow thaw
Continued cold temperatures lingering on Friday could make for continued icy conditions, especially in areas at high elevation or east of I-205.
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Winter Travel Alert: Snow and freezing rain forecast to begin Thursday morning, use caution and avoid travel
Continued cold temperatures lingering on Friday could make for continued icy conditions, especially in areas at high elevation or east of I-205.
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Winter Travel Advisory: PBOT advises the traveling public to use caution tonight and Wednesday morning due to freezing temperatures and potential snow
(Feb. 4, 2025) The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) advises the traveling public to prepare for freezing temperatures and potential snow overnight Tuesday night and during the Wednesday morning commute.
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News Blog: Introducing Portland's first five snowplow names
The results of the Portland Bureau of Transportation's (PBOT) inaugural Snowplow Naming Contest are in.
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Winter weather tips and resources in 10 languages
This season, we have updated resources on our website, along with snow and ice travel tips in English and 9 additional languages:
Español (Spanish), Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese), русский (Russian), Chinese (Simplified), Chuuck (Chuukese), नेपाली (Nepali), Română (Romanian), Soomaali (Somali), Українськ
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News Blog: Cast your vote to name five PBOT snowplows
Use ranked choice voting to select your top five (out of 20) favorite snowplow names in PBOT's inaugural snowplow naming contest. Vote by Wednesday, Jan. 22.
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News Blog: Make history by participating in PBOT’s inaugural snowplow naming contest
Keep Portland weird! Starting today, the Portland Bureau of Transportation invites the public to submit snowplow names through Jan. 5
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Celebrate winter by being prepared
A message from Priya Dhanapal, Public Works Deputy City Administrator
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Winter Travel Advisory: PBOT urges the public to avoid travel tonight and Thursday morning, as forecast potential freezing rain returns tonight and Thursday night, creating hazardous travel conditions
Be prepared for worse conditions than expected, as forecasts come with uncertainty about timing and amount of freezing rain
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Winter Travel Advisory: Snow, hail could create hazardous travel conditions Friday and Saturday
Be prepared for worse conditions than expected, as forecasts come with uncertainty about timing and amount of snow
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