Traction devices required on portions of 175th, Barnes Road and Cornell Road

175th Avenue: Between Scholls Ferry and Rigert roads

Barnes Road: 118th Avenue to the County line

Cornell Road: Cedar Hills Blvd. to the County line

Washington County has activated all three of the snow zones. Locations are as follows:

• 175th Avenue(Link downloads document), between Scholls Ferry and Rigert roads.
• Barnes Road(Link downloads document), 118th Avenue east to the County line, adjacent to a city of Portland snow zone
• Cornell Road(Link downloads document), Cedar Hills Boulevard east to the County line

Motorists are required by law to use traction control devices – including chains, studded tires, Mountain Snowflake tires, winter tires or “tire socks” – on their vehicles or avoid these areas. Not using traction devices in a snow zone is a violation which includes a citation. Law enforcement can issue citations when they when they see drivers disobeying traffic laws or driving unsafely.

Washington County Department of Land Use & Transportation (LUT) may need to have abandoned vehicles towed off the roads as they may pose a safety hazard. They can affect the visual field of drivers and impede the passage of snow plows, emergency vehicles and public transportation.

For more information, visit snow-zones.com(Link opens in new window). For the latest weather updates, visit www.wc-roads.com(Link is external) (Link opens in new window), Nextdoor(Link is external) (Link opens in new window), Twitter(Link is external) (Link opens in new window) or Facebook(Link is external) (Link opens in new window).