A section of Interstate 90 in Snoqualmie Pass is closed for rock blasting, according to the state Department of Transportation.

The closure is from milepost 54 near Hyak to milepost 61 at Price Creek. Eastbound traffic is stopped near Hyak and westbound traffic is stopped near Price Creek.

The work began at 7:30 p.m. An estimate for when I-90 will reopen was not available.

UPDATE as of 8:24 p.m. Both directions of I-90 have reopened.

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Construction crews will be paring down a stretch of Interstate 90 to a single lane in both directions this week.

The work, scheduled to run today through Friday, impacts I-90 between Easton and Cle Elum. Crews will be finish replacing deteriorating sections of the roadway and the shoulders in both directions.

DOT advises drivers to plan a little extra time for their trips on I-90.

The left lane of eastbound Interstate 90 at milepost 58 is blocked due to a natural slide, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Crews have closed the lane for cleanup and to assess avalanche danger. The closure occurred near the snowshed at 5:35 p.m.

Traffic is getting through in the right lane. The left lane is estimated to reopen at 7:30 p.m.

A section of eastbound Interstate 90 in Snoqualmie Pass will close tonight so crews can remove snow from the roof of the snow shed, according to the state Department of Transportation.

The closure will last from 8 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. and extend from milepost 56 to milepost 58.

As the weather warms back up, crews are restarting construction on Interstate 90 in Snoqualmie Pass, which means drivers should expect delays and closures through the summer.

Work resumed today on a $19 million project to replace deteriorating sections of concrete roadway and asphalt shoulders on both directions of I-90 between Cle Elum and Easton.

There will be daytime lane restrictions before Memorial Day and after Labor Day, according to the state Department of Transportation. Nighttime closures will occur from June to early September.

Construction is scheduled to wrap up by fall.

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Crews will be closing part of Snoqualmie Pass at midnight to remove snow from the roadway, according to the state Department of Transportation.

The closure is on westbound Interstate 90 at milepost 52.

Snow must be moved from the right shoulder to the left shoulder embankment.

The road should reopen about 2 a.m., WSDOT reports.

UPDATE at 6:25 p.m. Eastbound lanes are now open.

UPDATE at 6:10 p.m. The westbound lanes are now open. Work continues on the eastbound lanes.

INITIAL POST: Both directions of Interstate 90 in Snoqualmie Pass are closed for avalanche control work, according to the state Department of Transportation.

The lanes closed at 5:30 p.m. It’s unknown when they will reopen.

Eastbound traffic is stopped at milepost 56 near Gold Creek. Westbound traffic is stopped at milepost 61 near Price Creek.

UPDATED at 8:08 a.m.

State DOT crews have closed the eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 across Snoqualmie Pass this morning for avalanche control work.

The work began about 7:45 a.m. Eastbound drivers are stopped near Gold Creek. Westbound drivers are not impacted.

There’s no estimated time for the pass to be reopened to traffic.

“Due to the nature of this type of work an estimate of opening time cannot be made until after the avalanche control effort takes place,” DOT reported. “Once the amount of snow that comes down is determined, an estimated time of opening will be provided.”