Crews restore service to residents from the Thurston area east to Walterville

Crews restore service to residents from the Thurston area east to Walterville

Electric service to all customers in the thurston, hayden bridge and cedar flat areas today -- as fire conditions eased.

The eugene water and electric board also restored power to walterville*east -- to the intersection of highway 126 and camp creek road.

Other restorations completed today were on camp creek road, and upper camp creek road.

E-web crews also helped clear power lines in areas east of walterville -- where danger trees need to be removed or to provide access for damage assessment teams to work.

With wildfires still burning in much of the state, smoke and fog have greatly reduced visibility on the road.

So -- to help keep travelers safe and to prioritize travel for emergency responders -- odot crews will barricade points along the north santiam highway and the albany- lyons highway.

The barricades will be in place at all those areas you see listed here on your screen by 9 a-m tomorrow morning.

Much of the area is under different levels of evacuation orders.

Firefighters, law enforcement, and utility companies will be allowed*past the barricades to help with response and repairs vital to the fire response and to reopening the area.