Drivers in Eastern Oregon will be able to get a better sense of driving conditions in the region, before they leave their driveways, by later this year.

The Oregon Department of Transportation plans to install 18 cameras, along with weather stations, along highways this year.

The cameras should be in place by July, said Vicki Moles, public information officer for ODOT’s Region 5.

The $4.3 million project includes sites in Baker, Union, Wallowa, Morrow, Umatilla, Malheur and Harney counties.

The new cameras will be added to the Tripcheck network — tripcheck.com — that includes more than 100 sites statewide.

Sites in and near Baker County include:

• Highway 86, milepost 49.60 — near the Halfway Grade summit between Richland and Halfway.

• Interstate 84, milepost 318.60 — near Pleasant Valley.

• Highway 245, milepost 28.96 — Dooley Mountain Summit.

• Highway 203, milepost 14.05 — Medical Springs Highway near Catherine Creek Summit.

• Highway 26, milepost 222.82 — between Unity and Ironside.

Other locations:

• Highway 82, milepost 34.90 near Minam

• Highway 11, milepost 33.47 and 22.01, near Milton-Freewater

• Highway 730, milepost 203.27, near Umatilla

• Highway 395, milepost 35.76, near Battle Mountain

• Highway 244, milepost 24.42, near Starkey

• Highway 207, milepost 21.72, near Camas Prairie Road

• Highway 78, milepost 60.88, near Burns Junction

• Highway 95, milepost 98.20, near Basque Station, milepost 121.26 near McDermitt, and Highway 52.33 near Rome

• Highway 20, milepost 160.90 near Stinkingwater Pass

• Highway 201, milepost 12.60 near Adrian