The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) is taking the initial steps necessary to repair a damaged section of U.S. Highway 2 in Douglas County.
A 24-mile stretch of the road is currently closed from the junction of State Route 172 (SR-172) at Farmer east to the junction of State Route 17 (SR-17) near Coulee City due to a mudslide that washed out a portion of the highway on Monday...
The roadway originally closed late Monday afternoon, but then reopened to single lane traffic Monday night before closing down once again Tuesday afternoon.
The Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI) has already recorded at least 70 landslides since January.
With flood watches and warnings in effect for Umatilla through at least tonight ... Allie Hansen with DOGAMI says if you're enjoying nature this weekend...