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The National Weather Service office in Spokane has issued a rare Blizzard Warning for the Central and Northern Cascade Mountains. The Warning goes into effect at 4 p.m. today (Nov. 19) and is currently scheduled to last until 10 a.m. tomorrow...

The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) is inviting people who travel or live near State Route 28 in East Wenatchee to learn more about the upcoming SR-28 East Wenatchee Corridor Project. The project is scheduled to get underway in 2028 and is designed to improve safety and mobility along Sunset Highway between 9th and Hadley Streets, and will include an expansion from two lanes to

Drivers on Interstate-90 can now check the real-time status of traffic at the Vantage Bridge. The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) has updated the travel times page at its website to include the state's only Interstate span across the Columbia River...

A fifteen-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 2 (U.S. 2) near Leavenworth will be closed next Wednesday (Sept. 25). The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) is shutting down the roadway through Tumwater Canyon so it can perform pre-winter maintenance...

The next phase of a multi-year project to replace the deck of the Vantage Bridge on Interstate-90 (I-90) will begin later this week. On Thursday (Sept. 5), traffic in both directions over the bridge will be reduced to a single lane, 24 hours per day, seven days a week, until November...

Labor Day weekend is coming up fast and a lot of families like to take some time on Labor Day weekend to travel with the family.

After being partially closed for nearly three weeks, State Route 20 - North Cascades Highway has fully reopened to all traffic. A nine-mile stretch of the road between Granite Creek and the Easy Pass trailhead had been shut down since August 4 due to hazards and firefighting activity related to the Easy Fire, as well as a large mudslide that brought 7,000 tons of debris onto the road on August 11.

Drivers on U.S. Highway 97 in the Brewster area can expect delays tomorrow (Wednesday, Aug.21). The slowdowns will happen on a mile-long stretch of the highway between mileposts 259 and 260 due to a chip sealing project. Motorists should expect single-lane, flagger-controlled traffic with pilot cars and brief delays from 6 a...

Travelers on State Route 26 (SR-26) can expect delays today and tomorrow (July 10, 11) due to a Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) road maintenance project. DOT spokesperson, Sebastian Moraga, says the work will cover a lengthy stretch of the highway's western expanse...

After being closed to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic for almost a month, the Peshastin River Bridge is slated to reopen this Friday, July 12. The 97-year-old span that connects the small community of roughly 2,800 residents with U.S. H...