us 2

The roadway will be repaved along the stretch and crews will also perform pavement repairs and planing to the road surface.

This weekend I was feeling like I needed a little road trip, so I decided to drive up towards lake Wenatchee on US-2 to check out the fall colors.

The semi driven by 47-year-old Alejandro Buenrostro was northbound carrying a load of apples with two trailers.

Troopers say a car driven by 20-year-old Emilio Hernandez Lopez of Cashmere left the roadway to the left, overcorrected, crossed back over and rolled.

Troopers say a motorcycle driven 48-year-old John Morrison of Arlington by was following too closely when it hit the SUV in front that was slowing for traffic.

DOT project engineer Jeff Deal says there's been urgency to get U.S. 2 reopened as soon as possible.

Jennifer Haigh has made her first appearance in Chelan County Superior Court where her bail was set at $10,000.

Local residents and farmers have questioned why work is not being done 24 hours a day on the crucial east-to-west roadway.

Troopers called the crash a "glancing head-on" collision.

The roadway originally closed late Monday afternoon, but then reopened to single lane traffic Monday night before closing down once again Tuesday afternoon.