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Longview this week: I-5 northbound lane closure for sensor repair

Monday, October 12, 2026

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Right and center lanes of northbound I-5 closed overnight for sensor repair between Ostrander Creek and scale 77.

Utility billing system unavailable Oct. 8, 6-11:55 p.m. for system upgrade.

Cowlitz County DEM now requires cellphone users to opt in for Community Alerts, with voice as default.

US 101 between SR 4 and Fowler Street will have slowdowns from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 7 and 8.

Students will not attend school on Friday, October 9, 2026, for staff development.

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Longview this week: I-5 northbound lane closure for sensor repair“I-5 northbound lane closure for sensor repair”
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Right and center lanes of northbound I-5 closed overnight Oct. 7-8 between Ostrander Creek and scale 77 for traffic sensor repair.“Right and center lanes of northbound I-5 closed overnight Oct. 7-8 between Ostrander Creek and scale 77 for traffic sensor repair.”
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Right and center lanes of northbound I-5 closed overnight for sensor repair between Ostrander Creek and scale 77.“The right and center lanes of northbound I-5 will close overnight between Ostrander Creek (milepost 43.5) and scale 77 (milepost 44) for traffic sensor repair work.”
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Utility billing system unavailable Oct. 8, 6-11:55 p.m. for system upgrade.“City of Longview will have a temporary outage for utility billing system from Oct. 8, 6-11:55 p.m. for system upgrade.”
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Cowlitz County DEM now requires cellphone users to opt in for Community Alerts, with voice as default.“Cowlitz County DEM now requires cellphone opt-in for emergency alerts, with voice as default.”
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US 101 between SR 4 and Fowler Street will have slowdowns from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 7 and 8.“US 101 between SR 4 and Fowler Street will have slowdowns from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 7 and 8, WSDOT says.”
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Students will not attend school on Friday, October 9, 2026, for staff development.“Students will not attend school on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, for staff development.”

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I-5 northbound lane closure for sensor repair
Right and center lanes of northbound I-5 closed overnight Oct. 7-8 between Ostrander Creek and scale 77 for traffic sensor repair.
The right and center lanes of northbound I-5 will close overnight between Ostrander Creek (milepost 43.5) and scale 77 (milepost 44) for traffic sensor repair work.

Traffic will shift to use the left lane. Slow down, move over for crews and expect delays through the work zone.

Utility Billing System Unavailable Oct. 8
City of Longview will have a temporary outage for utility billing system from Oct. 8, 6-11:55 p.m. for system upgrade.
The City of Longview will have a temporary outage for utility billing system from Oct. 8, 6-11:55 p.m. for system upgrade.
The outage will last from Thursday, October 8, at 6 p.m. through Thursday, October 8, at 11:55 p.m.

Cellphones must opt in for Community Alerts
Cowlitz County DEM now requires cellphone opt-in for emergency alerts, with voice as default.
Cowlitz County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) updated its alert system for emergency notifications. The system now requires cellphone users to 'opt in' to receive Community Alerts, while landlines are automatically registered.

DEM recommends choosing 'Voice or Voice & Text' to ensure receipt of emergency alerts. For tornado alerts, Hyper-Reach delivers voice messages by default, but other weather alerts are better handled through a weather app.

US 101 Mowing Work Causes Delays Oct. 7-8
US 101 between SR 4 and Fowler Street will have slowdowns from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 7 and 8, WSDOT says.
US 101 between the SR 4 interchange and Fowler Street will experience slowdowns and delays each day from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 7 and Oct. 8, according to WSDOT.
The work involves mowing along the highway and will affect both directions of traffic during those hours.

Longview Schools In-Service Day Oct. 9
Students will not attend school on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026, for staff development.
Longview Schools has announced that Friday, October 9, 2026, is an in-service day.

There will be no school for students on this day.