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If you plan on heading west on Interstate 90 next week you should prepare for delays as Washington State Department of Transportation crews will be conducting a major lane closure.

The Washington State Department of Transportation is warning weekend travelers headed east on I-90 to plan ahead for major delays near Vantage due to increased traffic for the Watershed Music Festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre.

Hoping to avoid a repeat of the 2013 Skagit River Bridge collapse, state transportation officials have created a new online tool to help truckers plan their routes and avoid collisions. A section of that bridge on Interstate 5 fell into the Skagit River after a truck carrying a tall load hit the bridge in Mount Vernon...

A fatal accident on Interstate 82 has closed the freeway's westbound lanes, forcing traffic to detour onto State Route 821 (the Canyon Road), according to KNDO. The multicar accident, which killed one person and injured several others, occurred near milepost 21...

The Washington State Transportation Department says westbound traffic is again moving along Interstate 90 at Snoqualmie Pass after rocks rolled down a slope and were hit by three vehicles.

Yakima Avenue remained closed Sunday afternoon after a water main broke near First Street and Yakima Avenue.

Restriping to mark the switch from parallel to angled parking starts at 7 a.m. Thursday in downtown Yakima, according to a city news release. The work will close West Chestnut Avenue and South Third Street on Thursday. Chestnut will be shut down between First and Fourth streets, while South Third will be closed from Yakima Avenue to West Westnut...

The Yakima Police Department says that a traffic accident has disabled the traffic signals at South First Street and Walnut Avenue, and repairs will keep the usually busy intersection closed until late Wednesday night.

The Yakima Fire Department will hold a 9-11 Rememberence Ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 11. The ceremony starts at 8:40 a.m. Thursday as the department pays tribute to the 3,000 civilians and 400 emergency responders who died on September 11th, 2001 ... Read More ...

Four blocks of Lincoln Avenue will be closed to all traffic most of the upcoming two weeks due to road construction.