US 2 journey to reopen east of Skykomish by Sunday, Jan. 4

Pilot automotive operations additionally proceed east of Stevens Pass Resort and a detour round Tumwater Canyon stays in place

SKYKOMISH – Another part of US 2 is reopening for restricted journey following historic storms and harm. The new part – offering west-side Stevens Pass entry between Skykomish and the Stevens Pass Resort – will reopen by Sunday, Jan. 4.

This part of the highway, from milepost 50 to 64 on the west facet of the go, will likely be open in each instructions. However, the highway will shut every evening at 6 p.m. on the Stevens Pass Resort, as a result of entry on the east facet of the go continues to be restricted to daytime and led by a pilot automotive.

Except for the Christmas Day vacation, crews have labored across the clock clearing particles and doing roadway and streambed repairs. The progress allowed inspections to happen which decided the highway and bridges between Skykomish and Stevens Pass can deal with restricted journey.

This new part reopening to site visitors is along with pilot car-led entry on the east facet of the closure that started Monday, Dec. 29, between the Stevens Pass Resort (milepost 64) and Mill Creek Road (milepost 71). A detour round a 3rd part of broken freeway, round Tumwater Canyon utilizing Chumstick Highway, additionally stays in place.

“We know how important US 2 access is for the success and vitality of communities and businesses and we are pleased that the quick work from our maintenance crews, inspectors and our contractor will allow us to open the road in a limited capacity,” mentioned Brian Nielsen, WSDOT Northwest Region administrator. “We will continue to repair the damage along US 2 from this historic storm.”

Be ready and plan forward

US 2 is an lively work zone and delays are to be anticipated. Travelers ought to think about different cross-state journey routes, like Interstate 90 or US 12, when potential. Contractor crews proceed restore work on the east facet of Stevens Pass Resort by Tumwater Canyon. Travelers are requested to regulate to situations throughout these restricted reopenings, together with following all indicators and instructions, not passing the pilot automotive or chopping the queue and planning forward for winter climate.

Timeline

Several sections of US 2 have been broken and closed through the latest, historic storm and flooding. Crews have labored to clear and restore broken roads and have reopened sections of US 2 as quickly because it was protected to take action.

• Wednesday, Dec. 10: WSDOT crews closed the freeway between Index and Coles Corner (mileposts 35-85) as a result of a number of washouts and mudslides.
• Thursday, Dec. 11: The closure was prolonged to incorporate Tumwater Canyon on the east facet (milepost 99) of the go.
• Friday, Dec. 12: Crews have been in a position to clear the roadway to Skykomish (milepost 50) on the west facet.
• Thursday Dec. 18: Emergency repairs started on US 2 over Stevens Pass between mileposts 58 and 70.
• Saturday, Dec. 20: Emergency work to take away particles on US 2 east of Skykomish started.
• Monday, Dec. 29: A pilot automotive started restricted journey on US 2 between milepost 71 to the resort at milepost 64.

Real-time site visitors info is offered on the WSDOT cell app and the real-time travel map. Current climate and freeway situations are posted on the WSDOT mountain passes webpage.