Posts Tagged ‘North Cascades Highway’
Today Latest Closure of North Cascades Highway Since 2008
Winter recreation, avalanche chutes and rescue goats. Yes, it’s that time of the year to close State Route 20. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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Low Snow Means North Cascades Highway Back Open Early
Every year, the North Cascades Highway closes for the winter months. The WSDOT aims for reopening the highway in early May, but this year, crews got it done a bit earlier, as Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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Annual Clearing Of North Cascades Highway Underway, On Target, WSDOT Says
The reopening of the North Cascades Highway after winter is an annual event. And so far, this years opening appears to be on target, as Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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Snow Clearing Continues, But DOT Says Some Passes Not Opening Until June
WSDOT crews give it their best to get some of our mountain passes reopened as soon as possible each spring. But sometimes, Mother Nature has other ideas. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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Progress But No Opening Date For North Cascades Highway
From the reopening of the North Cascades Highway to the slim likelihood of another extension for the removal date of studded snow tires, it all comes down to weather. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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North Cascades Highway Snow Clearing Starts This Week
Varying weather conditions and the potential for avalanches. Clearing the North Cascades Scenic Byway each year is never the same. Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreWSDOT Preparing For Snowy Passes, Asking Drivers To Do Same
Jeff Adamson, spokesman for the Washington Department of Transportation’s North Central Region, joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to talk about local drivers being able to put on studded tires starting tomorrow, snow plowing on Cascade mountain passes and more.
Read MoreNorth Cascades Highway Reopens Ahead of Schedule
State Route 20 – the North Cascades Highway – reopened for 2017 at 11 a.m. yesterday. Opening for the upcoming summer season not only provides drivers another option to cross the Cascades but reconnects US Bike Route 10 between Skagit and Okanogan counties. WSDOT crews were able to speed up the projected eight week reopening with…
Read MoreNorth Cascades Highway Set to Reopen Tomorrow
For many it seemed like the winter weather might never end, after record rain and snow pounded the state and delayed the reopening of State Route 20/North Cascades Highway. Finally, warmer temperatures, warm rain and sun arrived and should allow crews to reopen the road well ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. Dan Langager reports.
Read MoreNorth Cascades Highway Could Reopen Memorial Weekend, Loup Loup Pass Closure Continues
Officials say the North Cascades Highway may – or may not – reopen by late May. Workers have been clearing snow on the highway for three weeks. The Washington State Department of Transportation said the work might take a total of eight weeks. The highway is typically closed between late November and mid-December, but usually…
Read MoreAs Snow Melts, WSDOT Turns From Plowing to Building
It’s been a long winter on Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass, but now it’s time for drivers to switch gears from driving in winter conditions, to driving through construction work zones. A number of road-improvement projects will cause delays for drivers this spring and summer while the Washington State Department of Transportation and contractor crews…
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