More Road Work May Delay Trip To The Westside

As summer travel over Snoqualmie Pass starts to wind down, work to improve nearly 10 miles of eastbound Interstate 90 between Easton and Cle Elum will resume next week.

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and construction crews will start setting-up the traffic configuration that will be used after Labor Day to direct traffic around the work zone. Drivers may experience minor delays on Monday night, Aug. 22 through Friday morning, Aug. 26, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Crews are working to extend the life of the roadway and provide a smoother ride by replacing deteriorating concrete panels and asphalt shoulders in the eastbound lanes of I-90. This project is scheduled to be finished fall 2012.

Drivers can use the following tools to better plan trips across Snoqualmie Pass:

• Visit the What’s Happening on I-90 Web page for up-to-date information on construction projects, traffic impacts, travel graphs and to sign up for email updates

• Visit the Snoqualmie Mountain Pass Web page for real-time travel information and to view traffic cameras.

• Check the weekly Construction Updates Web page and Traffic Web page for region-wide updates

• Tune into the Highway Advisory Radio at 1610 AM and 530 AM

• Follow WSDOT on Twitter

• Call the I-90 construction hotline at 888-535-0738 or 511