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Four Crashes, Ice Briefly Close U.S. Hwy 2 Near Cashmere
Four Crashes, Ice Briefly Close U.S. Hwy 2 Near Cashmere
Four Crashes, Ice Briefly Close U.S. Hwy 2 Near Cashmere
It was a slippery commute for motorists on U.S. Highway 2 near Cashmere this morning (Thursday, Nov. 9). Freezing temperatures in the region caused ice to form on the roadway, and that contributed to four separate accidents within a half-an-hour that temporarily shutdown the westbound lanes of the highway just before 7 a...
Winter Storm Warning Issued For Stevens Pass, North Cascades Hwy
Winter Storm Warning Issued For Stevens Pass, North Cascades Hwy
Winter Storm Warning Issued For Stevens Pass, North Cascades Hwy
Winter is still officially sixty days away but there’s a lot of snow heading to the mountain passes of the Cascade Mountains this week.  The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Stevens, Rainy, and Washington Passes, where up to six inches of snow could fall below 3,000 feet; a foot-and-a-half of snow could fall between 3,000 and 5,000 feet; and up to two feet of snow cou
Paving Work To Slow, Detour Traffic On I-90 Near Vantage Bridge
Paving Work To Slow, Detour Traffic On I-90 Near Vantage Bridge
Paving Work To Slow, Detour Traffic On I-90 Near Vantage Bridge
Travelers in both directions on Interstate-90 (I-90) will experience slow downs next Monday and Tuesday (Sept. 18 & 19) as they near the Vantage Bridge. Crews with the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) will be conducting paving work on a 14-mile stretch of the Interstate's westbound lanes and a 22-mile section of its eastbound lanes. ...
North Cascades Highway (SR-20) Reopens To All Traffic
North Cascades Highway (SR-20) Reopens To All Traffic
North Cascades Highway (SR-20) Reopens To All Traffic
After being closed intermittently since late July, State Route 20 (SR-20) has once again fully reopened to all vehicle traffic. As much as forty miles of the highway from Newhalem to Washington Pass has been shutdown due to two large forest fires which have been burning very close to the road for nearly a month...
State Launches New Hit-And-Run Alert System
State Launches New Hit-And-Run Alert System
State Launches New Hit-And-Run Alert System
With hit-and-run accidents on the rise, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) has rolled out a new alert system to help law enforcement catch more offenders. The program is a cooperative effort among state, local, and tribal police agencies, along with the Washington State Department of Transportation to increase the chances of identifying and recovering vehicles that flee after being involved in inju
DOT Crews Installing ‘Mumble Strips’ On SR-28
DOT Crews Installing ‘Mumble Strips’ On SR-28
DOT Crews Installing ‘Mumble Strips’ On SR-28
Road construction is now underway on over ten miles of State Route 28 between East Wenatchee and Rock Island. The work is divided into two sections and includes paving, re-striping, and general repairs. Washington State Department of Transportation spokesperson Lauren Loebsack says crews are also updating another critical feature of the highway...

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