Drivers traveling on Interstate 90 east of Snoqualmie Pass should plan for added travel time next week due to nightly rock blasting and lane closures.

The Washington State Department of Transportation and contractor crews will close I-90 at 7:30 p.m. for about an hour each night Monday, Aug. 17 through Thursday, Aug. 20. During rock blasting closures eastbound drivers will be stopped at milepost 56 near Gold Creek and westbound drivers will be stopped at milepost 61 near Price Creek. Drivers will encounter daytime rolling slowdowns and nighttime lane closures through the same location during the week.

Drivers should also plan for added travel time due to construction-related lane closures and delays between mileposts 59, just east of Snoqualmie Pass to milepost 87, near the Cle Elum vicinity.

A single lane eastbound closure remains in effect 24 hours a day, 7 days a week across the Vantage Bridge as crews work to repaint the bridge.

WSDOT provides a variety of tools to help plan your trip over Snoqualmie Pass:

• Visit the What’s Happening on I-90 Web page for up-to-date information on construction projects and traffic impacts and to sign up for email updates.
• Snoqualmie Mountain Pass Web page for real-time travel information and to view traffic cameras.
• Check the weekly Construction Updates and Traffic pages for region-wide updates.
• Tune into the Highway Advisory Radio at 1610 AM and 530 AM.
• Follow us on Twitter @snoqualmiepass.
• Call the I-90 construction hotline at 888-535-0738 or 511.