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The Washington Department of Transportation (DOT) is expecting another busy year on the state's roadways for Labor Day Weekend. "As you might guess, the traffic will be quite heavy on Thursday and Friday headed east, says DOT spokesperson Lauren Loebsack...

After being closed intermittently since late July, State Route 20 (SR-20) has once again fully reopened to all vehicle traffic. As much as forty miles of the highway from Newhalem to Washington Pass has been shutdown due to two large forest fires which have been burning very close to the road for nearly a month...

After being closed for over a month due to the need for emergency repairs, a seven-mile section of U.S. Highway 2 just east of Farmer will reopen this week. Washington State Department of Transportation spokesperson Lauren Loebsack says the reopening means crews will have finished their work about a week ahead of schedule...

With hit-and-run accidents on the rise, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) has rolled out a new alert system to help law enforcement catch more offenders. The program is a cooperative effort among state, local, and tribal police agencies, along with the Washington State Department of Transportation to increase the chances of identifying and recovering vehicles that flee after being involved in inju

Road construction is now underway on over ten miles of State Route 28 between East Wenatchee and Rock Island. The work is divided into two sections and includes paving, re-striping, and general repairs. Washington State Department of Transportation spokesperson Lauren Loebsack says crews are also updating another critical feature of the highway...

Governor Jay Inslee issued an emergency proclamation Monday to activate state resources to assist with recovery efforts.

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...

Emergency repairs are now underway on a three-mile section of U.S. Highway 2 approximately 19 miles east of Waterville. The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) have announced they have retained Hurst Construction, LLC of East Wenatchee to handle the project, which began Thursday morning (July 20). ...

The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) is taking the initial steps necessary to repair a damaged section of U.S. Highway 2 in Douglas County. A 24-mile stretch of the road is currently closed from the junction of State Route 172 (SR-172) at Farmer east to the junction of State Route 17 (SR-17) near Coulee City due to a mudslide that washed out a portion of the highway on Monday...

A waking nightmare that persisted for nearly three months for commuters on State Route 28 west of Quincy is finally over. The construction of a roundabout at the highway's intersection with White Trail Road had reduced traffic to one lane and caused significant delays and backups since the work began on April 3...