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Interstate Bridge crash briefly blocks southbound traffic Friday morning
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The southbound side of the Interstate Bridge was blocked for around an hour Friday morning after a crash. According to the Washington Department of Transportation, the crash happened near milepost 0 and blocked all southbound lanes just after 9:45 a.m. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now At around 10:20 a.m. WSDOT said there was a two-mile backup reaching all the way to Exit 2 at 39th Street. Shortly before 11 a.m., the lanes began reopening as the crash was cleared. Officials warn drivers to expect delays and to be patient as traffic moves slowly through the area. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
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06-06-2025
- Automotive
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ROAD REPORT: Bids opening July 2 for Adams Co. Schoonover Road project
Jun. 6—Key points: * Work starting to ramp up on road projects throughout the region. * Schoonover Road project in Adams County should start in August. OTHELLO — Bids will be opened July 2 for the first phase of the rebuilding of Schoonover Road, with construction tentatively scheduled for early August. The first phase is a section about eight miles north of Ritzville; among other things, Schoonover Road connects Ritzville and Odessa. "This is a reconstruction that is widening (the road), with a new subbase and surfacing with asphalt, drainage facilities and safety rail where needed," said Adams County Engineer Scott Yaeger in an earlier interview. "We're very excited to get that going," he said Tuesday. Schoonover Road is a multi-phase project; total cost for the first phase is about $3.13 million. A project to surface a section of Lind-Hatton Road in Adams County is entering its final phase. Yeager said guardrails will be installed next week in the project area, about five miles north of State Route 26 between South Damon Road and Phillips Road to the BNSF Railroad tracks. Repaving is scheduled to start June 12, with a second coat applied a week later, Yaeger said. Total project cost is about $3.12 million. People traveling on Highway 2 north of Wenatchee will encounter some delays between Leavenworth and Peshastin, beginning Monday. Traffic signal cameras and pedestrian safety upgrades will be installed at the intersection of Peshashtin's main street and Highway 2. Contractors also will be working on the Wenatchee River bridge on Highway 2 in Leavenworth. The project is scheduled for a maximum of10 working weekdays, according to a press release from the Washington Department of Transportation. Crews will be working from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Crews will be working the night of June 12-13 from 6:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. Some projects are ongoing, some getting close to conclusion and others continuing throughout the construction season. Crack-sealing is continuing on Moses Lake streets, as well as work on sidewalks and gutters on Westshore Road west of Moses Lake. A misunderstanding led to some confusion about the Vantage Bridge project, which — as cross-state drivers know — is continuing with one lane open in each direction in June. Originally the WSDOT announced all four lanes of the bridge would be open in June. Actually, traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction Monday through Friday throughout the month of June. All lanes will be open on weekends. Two lanes will be open in each direction over the July 4 weekend, July 3 through 8. But after July 8, the construction schedule shifts, Lott said, and one lane in each direction will be closed through the end of the construction season in November. The exception will be Labor Day weekend, Aug. 28 through Sept. 2, when both lanes will be open in each direction.
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02-06-2025
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6-year-old pedestrian hit by car, Seattle police investigate
SEATTLE - Police in Seattle are investigating a crash site south of the Cherry Hill area after a 6-year-old girl was struck by an SUV. Timeline The young girl was walking in the crosswalk with her mother when she was struck by the vehicle. Seattle Fire transported her to the hospital with what they believed to be critical injuries. The girl was reportedly thrown into the air by the force of the SUV at Rainier Avenue South and South Charles Street just before noon. The driver cooperated with police and had no signs of impairment. She was not arrested. Upon following up with the girl in the hospital, investigators learned the girl had no broken bones or other significant injuries. Law enforcement warned drivers in the area of traffic backups while the area was closed for investigation. The Source Information in this story came from the Seattle Police Department and Washington Department of Transportation. Homicide investigation underway after 5-year-old dies in Federal Way, WA Major 5-day SR 18 closure at I-90 in Snoqualmie, WA Alaska man pinned by 700-pound boulder for 3 hours walks away unharmed Why hasn't anyone been charged in Seattle clash arrests? What we know Mandatory driver's education to expand under new Washington law To get the best local news, weather and sports in Seattle for free, sign up for the daily FOX Seattle Newsletter. Download the free FOX LOCAL app for mobile in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store for live Seattle news, top stories, weather updates and more local and national news.
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27-05-2025
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Beloved Mount Rainier hiking, camping destinations to close for years
This story was initially published on Many popular hiking trails and camping sites in Mount Rainier National Park were unusually quiet over Memorial Day weekend due to the long-term closure of the Carbon River Fairfax Bridge, which is expected to remain closed for several years. You won't be able to get to Mowich Lake and the other fun spots south of the Carbon River Canyon until at least 2031. That's the estimate from the Washington Department of Transportation's Cara Mitchell. 'It's looking like a six-year process with the environmental permitting, tearing down the existing bridge, and getting the design in place and rebuilding,' Mitchell said. 'It's a long time frame. It's not an easy task.' That's why WSDOT has accelerated the process, just a month after the 103-year-old bridge was closed due to damage discovered in its steel supports. The agency is preparing to launch an online open house and host two public forums to discuss next steps. WSDOT has since presented three basic options for the public to consider. 'There's a no-build option, which is a permanent road closure. There's a bridge replacement in the same vicinity, and then rerouting State Route 165 on a new alignment to either the east or the west of the canyon,' Mitchell said. The state is relying on this public feedback, especially from the local community, to guide the ultimate decision. 'We know that this is this has been a challenge for the communities,' Mitchell said. 'It's a challenge for anybody who has enjoyed the wilderness back there. And we're working as fast as we can to get the planning study up and running.' WSDOT hopes to have the initial work completed quickly. However, even with $ 9 billion in new taxes just passed by the legislature and the governor, there is no money earmarked for this project. 'We don't have funding to rebuild the bridge, to replace the bridge, to repair the bridge, or to even take it down at this point,' Mitchell said. WSDOT blames this closure on the legislature's long history of deferring maintenance on this bridge, citing its spending priorities. There is a nine-mile, one-lane emergency detour into the area south of the bridge, but it is only for locals.
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23-05-2025
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Traffic restricted on Vantage Bridge throughout June
May 23—VANTAGE — It turns out the Vantage Bridge will be reduced to one lane on weekdays in June after all. As most cross-state travelers already know, one lane in each direction on the bridge is closed most of the time during construction season as it undergoes a major, multi-year overhaul. Information from the Washington Department of Transportation indicated that both lanes of the bridge in each direction would be open throughout June. Megan Lott, communications manager for the WSDOT south central region, said there was some misunderstanding though, and the bridge will be closed on weekdays in June. "Our mistake," Lott said. All four lanes of the bridge will be open Memorial Day weekend and during the week after, from May 23 through June 1. After that, traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction Monday through Friday throughout the month of June. All lanes will be open on weekends. Two lanes will be open in each direction over the July 4 weekend, July 3 through 8. But after July 8 the construction schedule shifts, Lott said, and one lane in each direction will be closed through the end of the construction season in November. The exception will be Labor Day weekend, Aug. 28 through Sept. 2, when both lanes will be open in each direction. The Vantage Bridge was one of the first projects to start in the spring, along with an extensive paving project on 2.2 miles of Westshore Drive. To date, construction crews have removed the old roadbed, rebuilt it, poured gutters and added a base layer for sidewalks. The sidewalks are being poured now. "There are no delays; the project is on schedule," said interim Grant County Engineer Dave Bren. The contractor has 70 working days to finish, Bren said, with a completion date of mid-July. Fewer DOT road projects are scheduled in Grant and Adams counties in 2025 than was the case in 2024, but there are some planned later in the summer. Sebastian Moraga, communications consultant for the DOT north central region, said two sections of Interstate 90 are scheduled for repaving, with the start date right in the middle of summer. That means the project might not be finished in one construction season — some sections may have to wait until 2026. "It is not scheduled to start until mid-July at the earliest," Moraga wrote in response to an email from the Columbia Basin Herald. Paving is scheduled for the Vantage Bridge to George, then from Dodson Road to Mae Valley. Crews will be shaving down the original surface and repaving, fixing cracks, adding signage and lane markings. Drivers on I-90 may experience delays while the crews are working. There might be some short-term ramp closures, so getting on and off I-90 in the project area might mean taking an alternate route. A project to improve a section of Schoonover Road about eight miles west of Ritzville is scheduled to start in June. A new roundabout is scheduled for State Route 26 and its intersection with South First Avenue in Othello. Moraga said construction is scheduled to begin in early August, lasting two to three months.
