Kevin

I was through Hwy 30 to
Longview yesterday, the shoulder was pretty nasty, and a surprising amount of snow yet.

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Steven B

Rode 30 up to Rocky Point and back and there was a relatively clear path on the shoulder the whole way and the gravel was not a problem with no flats for the three of us.

There were a couple minor slides south of Sauvies already with a couple good size rock so I'd skip it until this storm passes.

Justin Watkins

You can call to request to have it swept. From an article on bikeportland.org a month or so back.

"It turns out that the Portland Bureau of Transportation and the
Oregon Department of Transportation share the maintenance
responsibilities. PBOT crews have jurisdiction from I-405 to Linnton (8
miles north of downtown Portland) and ODOT crews are in charge from
Linnton to milepost 18.
I asked ODOT spokesman Don Hamilton about their sweeping schedule and
methods. He says they sweep Highway 30 "on average... every three
months or so." The traveling public can report bad conditions directly
to ODOT by calling 888-275-6368 (AskODOT hotline) or the district
maintenance office at 971-673-6200. "Both are effective for registering a
problem," Hamilton says, "and both will get right on it if something
more serious is going on."

As for the City of Portland's section, which in my experience is in
much worse shape than the ODOT-controlled section, PBOT Communications
Manager Dylan Rivera says they "typically sweep arterial streets four to
six times per year."

Like Hamilton, Rivera said they also respond to citizen requests and he urged folks to call 503-823-1700 to report problems."

- Be safe out there

Justin

> Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 01:35:30 -0800
> From: joec@aracnet.com
> To: obra@list.obra.org
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] conditions on hwy 30
>
> There is a lot of gravel, plus lots of storm water runoff. You will find
> yourself being pushed out into traffic.
>
> Joe
>
> On 2014-02-15 00:40, stephen salter wrote:
> > anyone rode 30 lately? thinking about doing sauvies tomorrow but not
> > sure if theyve swept the gravel on 30 yet.
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joec@aracnet.com

There is a lot of gravel, plus lots of storm water runoff. You will find
yourself being pushed out into traffic.

Joe

On 2014-02-15 00:40, stephen salter wrote:
> anyone rode 30 lately? thinking about doing sauvies tomorrow but not
> sure if theyve swept the gravel on 30 yet.
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stewartcycling@yahoo.com

Hwy 30 is always bad so I imagine that it is full of gravel now.  Just watch your speed and bring a good flat repair kit including a tire boot, or a dollar bill, something to patch a sliced tire.

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stephen salter

anyone rode 30 lately? thinking about doing sauvies tomorrow but not sure if theyve swept the gravel on 30 yet.