Sean C. Morgan
Of The New Era
When the passes are blocked, Highway 20 will be among the last to be reopened.
The Oregon Department of Transportation has downgraded its maintenance priority for Highway 20 east of the Mountain House.
ODOT changed the rating from a C to a D from about milepost 52 to 71.5, near the junction of Highway 20 and Highway 126, spokesman Joe Harwood said. “It’s always been maintained at a…