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Travelers on State Route 26 (SR-26) can expect delays today and tomorrow (July 10, 11) due to a Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) road maintenance project. DOT spokesperson, Sebastian Moraga, says the work will cover a lengthy stretch of the highway's western expanse...

After being closed to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic for almost a month, the Peshastin River Bridge is slated to reopen this Friday, July 12. The 97-year-old span that connects the small community of roughly 2,800 residents with U.S. H...

Travelers on State Route 17 (SR-17) through Moses Lake can expect additional delays this weekend due to a project on the Parker Horn Bridge. Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) spokesperson, Sebastian Moraga, says the work is part of a larger project that's been going on in Moses Lake since early April...

Travelers planning to visit the Mount Rainier area over Memorial Day Weekend will find one of their most direct routes of access is still closed from the winter season. Although crews plan to reopen all of State Route 123 (SR-123) over Cayuse Pass on Friday (May 24), a portion of State Route 410 (SR-410) over Chinook Pass will remain closed through the holiday weekend. ...

WSDOT Air Search and Rescue says they were notified Sunday evening of a missing two seat prop plane piloted by Jerry Riedinger.

The second phase of a project that is making improvements to just over five miles of State Route 17 (SR-17) in Moses Lake began today (Wednesday, May 8). The project's first leg focused on upgrading pedestrian safety, with the installation of new curb ramps, signals, and push-button crosswalk detection systems...

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)...

Crews with the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) are now three weeks into their efforts to reopen the North Cascades Highway for the season. The 37-mile stretch of State Route 20, which includes Rainy and Washington Passes, closes annually during the winter months from the Ross Dam Trailhead to Silver Star due to heavy snow and persistent avalanche risks...

The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) will begin the process of reopening the North Cascades Highway for the season on Monday (March 25). The 37-mile stretch of State Route 20, which includes Rainy and Washington Passes, closes annually during the winter months from the Ross Dam Trailhead to Silver Star due to heavy snow and persistent avalanche risks...

Drivers on State Route 17 north of Soap Lake will soon see a reduction to traffic impacts from a rock scaling project along the highway. Beginning Monday, March 25, contractor crews with the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) will discontinue the use of extended closures within the work zone...