OR-100-2016-006
For release: Immediate
Contact:
Cheyne Rossbach
(541) 579-0648
Buck Springs Road Closed to Through Traffic
Roseburg, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management, Roseburg District, has issued a closure of the
Buck Springs Road, located three miles south of Camas Valley, OR, due to unstable road
conditions caused by heavy rains.
The unstable road segment is located on road 29-8-29.2, near mile post 4, located at:
T. 30S, R. 08W, Section 04.
“The heavy rains we have received over the past several days have had impacts on the road
network,” said Steve Lydick, South River Field Manager. “Our engineers have indicated a section
of Buck Springs Road has dropped about a foot at present. For public safety we will be temporarily
closing the road to through traffic until further notice.”
For further information or questions about the road closure, please contact Cheyne Rossbach,
Public Affairs Specialist at (541) 579-0648.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This
land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states,
including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate
throughout the nation. The BLM's mission is to manage and conserve the public lands for the use and
enjoyment of present and future generations under our mandate of multiple-use and sustained yield.
In Fiscal Year 2014, the BLM generated $5.2 billion in receipts from public lands.
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