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WSDOT has been holding on to a portion of the land while it cleans up environmental contamination resulting from its previous activity.

The Washington Department of Transportation initially announced the road would remain closed until at least Wednesday but reversed course.

A project to repair and preserve a portion of State Route 26 just south of the Vantage Bridge will begin later this week. Washington State Department of Transportation spokesperson Lauren Loebsack says the work is occurring on a small section of roadway but is of critical importance...

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

The Washington Department of Transportation is moving quickly into construction season as temperatures warm up.  There are a number of repaving projects in the works for North Central Washington.  WSDOT spokesperson Lauran Loebsack says there's a narrow time frame to complete road projects in the region.  "In ...

Washington State Patrol Trooper Jeremy Weber says there were reports of some larger rocks blocking the roadway.

Wet snow and rain are being blamed for destabilizing snow, which is leading to extended avalanche danger through the stretch of highway.

Both plows were struck in Eastern Washington, and there have been reports of cars passing plows on the shoulder and giving obscene gestures to plow drivers in the process.

The project will require the closure of Easy Street on both the north and south sides of U.S. 2.

Lauren Loebsack with the state Department of Transportation says it's an emergency repair of storm water pipe that needs immediate attention.