road construction

Drivers in several parts of Okanogan County will be seeing a lot of orange in the weeks ahead, as a trio of road construction projects get underway. The primary project is happening on a 15-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 97 (U.S. 97) between Omak and Tonasket (milepost 286 to 301)...

The second phase of a project to improve nearly a mile of Wenatchee Heights Road is continuing. Contractors are pulverizing the existing road surface and mixing it with fresh cement between Edgemont Drive and Wheeler Hill Road. A primary detour and temporary speed reduction to 25 mph will remain in effect during the construction. ...

East Wenatchee Mayor Jerrilea Crawford is urging her city's residents not to avoid shopping at businesses located within a construction zone on Rock Island Road. The work, which began on March 18, stretches from the intersection of Grant Road to McGee Street and is providing improvements to the city's water system, as well as new pavement and other upgrades...

Chelan County will soon begin the second phase of a project to make much-needed repairs to Wenatchee Heights Road. In 2020, the first leg of the project saw 1.3 miles of the road get fixed between Squilchuck and Wheeler Hill Roads. This spring, the remainder of the road will get restored all the way to Edgemont Drive...

A construction worker has reportedly been injured while on the job in East Wenatchee. East Wenatchee Police Department Assistant Chief Erik Hampton says the man was hurt around 6:15 a.m. this morning (Tuesday, Oct. 24) inside the road construction zone at Grant Road and Eastmont Avenue. ...

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. ...

Drivers traveling in the Leavenworth area will likely experience construction delays for the remainder of this summer. Starting next week, there will be a total of three projects happening in the area, including two that will begin on Monday (August 7)...

Contractors with the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) will be performing chip sealing work on two highways in the region starting Monday (July 24). Crews will be sealing a six-mile stretch of State Route 971 (Navarre Coulee Road) north from the junction of U...