I have a friend who was a owner operator for a 18 wheeler that was only hauling here in Oregon for the last 5 yrs before he retired, he told that a lot of the truckers hauling north into OR and or WA will get off I5 at Weed and take 97 north to the 58 and take that into Eugene area to miss going over the pass on I5 into Ashland and Medford Maybe a good option in the future going south also