EUGENE, Ore. — American flags that have been placed on overpasses along I-5 are now being removed. The Oregon Department of Transportation says they need to be removed due to safety concerns. Over the past six months the flags have popped up on multiple overpasses from Cottage Grove to Woodburn. "The mission of the Oregon Department of Transportation is to create a safe multi-mode of transportation system for all of our system users,” explains ODOT’s Angela Beers-Seydel. “And that means we have to maintain a safe environment. We can't have things hanging over or off of a freeway overpasses. When...