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.
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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If you’re headed to Eastern Washington, you’re in the clear, at least for now.
The Washington Department of Transportation has completed avalanche work on both Stevens and Snoqualmie passes and the two roads are open to traffic.
Weather forecasters had been predicting substantial snow, but thus far, it hasn’t happened in quantities enough to disrupt travel. Roads are reported to be bare and wet this morning. Traction tires are advised, however.
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.
UPDATE at 10:38 a.m.
The westbound lanes of Interstate 90 is closed near Cle Elum because of a multiple-vehicle crash.
Meanwhile, eastbound drivers that had been stuck because of the avalanche work has been allowed to move again.
ORIGINAL POST:
The westbound lanes of Interstate 90 across Snoqualmie Pass have been reopened after avalanche control work this morning.
Eastbound drivers will be released to cross the pass about 10:40 a.m., the state DOT reports.
Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass will close at 10:15 a.m. for avalanche control work.
Eastbound traffic will be stopped near Gold Creek, while westbound traffic will be stopped near Price Creek.
Avalanche control work on Snoqualmie Pass will begin at 2 p.m., stopping traffic in both directions for an undetermined amount of time, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
Eastbound traffic will be stopped at Gold Creek milepost 56, five miles west of the summit. Westbound traffic will be stopped at Price Creek, milepost 61.
Due to the nature of this type of work a reopening time cannot be estimated. Once the snow volume brought down by the avalanche control is assessed, an estimated reopen time can