If your tour includes central Oregon, McKenzie Pass will be opening later this year, the state is cutting budgets and this plow project is taking the hit.

ODOT has announced that it won't plow McKenzie Pass this spring, saying it will let snow melt away naturally. The press release mentioned the normal cost of plowing, so it must be related to budget cuts. Here's more info. http://www.ktvz.com/news/27806287/detail.html