MEACHAM — Motorists driving on Interstate 84 between Spring Creek and Meacham next week should be ready for lane closures because of continuing road restoration work being conducted by the Oregon Department of Transportation.

The left lanes in the westbound and eastbound portions of I-84 will be closed, starting Monday, Oct.18, between milepoints 237.5 to 241.5. This span starts at Meacham and runs 4 miles east. The lanes will be closed to allow for the installation of a concrete barrier in the center median, for cable rail construction and bridge work. Weather permitting, striping is tentatively planned for late in the week, according to an ODOT press release.

Work between milepost 241 and milepost 248 also will be done next week. The right lanes of this stretch of I-84, both eastbound and westbound, will be closed intermittently Oct. 19 through Oct. 21 between 6:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. to allow for the patching of deteriorated asphalt.

ODOT in a press release urged drivers to be extra cautious through this stretch of freeway during these times because workers and equipment will be very close to live traffic.

The speed limit through this work zone is 50 mph.