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WARNING TO DRIVERS: Eastbound Snoqualmie Pass down to one lane


October 19, 2012 · 1:27 PM

Drivers headed over Snoqualmie Pass on eastbound Interstate 90 this afternoon should expect lengthy delays and reschedule their trips or choose alternate routes if possible.

I-90 is reduced to one lane in each direction between Hyak and Keechelus Lake Snowshed while crews finish paving the transitions between the existing freeway and a new wider section. All lanes were scheduled to reopen by 7 a.m. Friday, but crews were unable to complete the work overnight. Today, progress has been slowed by rain and a stalled .

Crews expect to open all lanes to traffic by 5 p.m.

Eastbound drivers should plan for more than an hour of extra travel time between North Bend and Ellensburg. For current conditions, visit www.wsdot.com/traffic/passes/snoqualmie.

For more information on the I-90 - Snoqualmie Pass East - Hyak to Keechelus Dam project, visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/I90/SnoqualmiePassEast/HyaktoKeechelusDam.

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