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DOT To Close Several Passes Due To Avalanche Safety

My drive has become hectic these days due to ramp closures at 40th and now water is pouring onto the streets near Lake Aspen. I tried to leave work today through the 16th avenue exit and discovered that route to be delayed. A new DOT press release states 16th ave at mile post 102 exit is closed.

Black ice made driving treacherous throughout Central Washington early this morning (Feb. 15), causing two separate semitruck accidents south of Toppenish and resulting in the closure of both directions of Interstate 82 for 13 miles. The wrecks -- the first in the westbound lanes at Milepost 48 near Toppenish, the second in the eastbound lanes at Milepost 53 near Zillah -- brought the freeway to a

I-90 is now open between North Bend and Ellensburg after an earlier closure due to avalanche danger and snow removal on Snoqualmie Pass. Here is what you need to know if you are heading that way...

The Washington State Department of Transportation recommends that if you are traveling to the Gorge from the Yakima area, you can avoid significant delays by skipping Interstate 90 over the Vantage Bridge and taking State Route 24.

21 year old Raymond Kelly (pictured below) said he may have been going a little too fast for the on ramp to Hwy 12 West from I-82 South. Kelly said his left tire caught the gravel on the left side (photo below) of the on ramp which may have caused him to overcompensate to get back on the road causing his car to spin out on to the right side of the road as shown in the photo above...

You try to inch ahead past the car next to you only to end up at the red light. That red light is where you sit and wait and daydream. One man timed himself and he said, on average, he was stuck for 17 minutes a day. It can seem like a lot longer...

SEATTLE (AP) — Interstate 90 has reopened in both directions at Snoqualmie Pass after a shutdown of nearly 24 hours -- transportation officials say the pass has received more than 100 inches of snow in the past seven days. The roadway was closed over an 80-mile stretch from North Bend to Ellensburg due to heavy snowfall, trees leaning over the roadway and high avalanche danger...

The next time you see a Washington State Patrol trooper, a tow truck driver or a Department of Transportation vehicle working on the side of the road, move to the right. It's the law to move over to the next lane ... if you can. That from Sgt...

If you plan on driving into Selah this week you might want to plan for a few extra minutes of travel time. Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will be repairing the right northbound lane of South First Street from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today through Wednesday (Aug. 5).