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WSDOT completed a major overhaul of the system in July 2021. Some of the changes included the elimination of a required $30 pre-paid account, and the ability to pay a negative balance online. [ 2 ] The changeover, which included a two-week system blackout, was scheduled to take place in June but was postponed by a month due to errors found in ...
Stevens Pass, located in the Cascade Range The U.S. state of Washington , located in the Pacific Northwest , has several major mountain ranges that are traversed various passes . The state is divided by the Cascade Range , which have the highest passes, and is also home to the Olympic Mountains , Selkirk Mountains , and Blue Mountains .
WSDOT has approximately 1,500 positions for winter operations, which includes snow plow crews for the major mountain passes crossed by state highways. [31] In the Snoqualmie Pass area, the agency has avalanche control crews that use an M60 tank, howitzers, and a mechanical tram carrying explosives to clear snow buildup before it endangers the ...
[82] [83] On June 22, construction began on a project to install a new traffic signal at the SR 155 intersection in Okanogan, two variable-message signs and two traffic cameras near the Canada–US border. [84] [85] On July 27, WSDOT will start to fix an unstable slope north of Blewett Pass, 8 miles (13 km) south of the US 2 intersection.
It should not be confused with Old Blewett Pass, which is about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of the current summit at the slightly lower elevation of 4,064 feet (1,239 m). [5] Swauk was renamed to Blewett Pass in the 1960s after the completion of a new highway alignment for US 97, with locals preferring to keep the old name. [ 6 ]
Snoqualmie Pass is a mountain pass that carries Interstate 90 (I-90) through the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Washington. The pass summit is at an elevation of 3,015 feet (919 m), on the county line between Kittitas County and King County .
All state highways are designated by the Washington State Legislature and codified in the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), namely Chapter 47.17 RCW. These routes are defined generally by termini and points along the route; WSDOT may otherwise choose the details, and may bypass the designated points as long as the road serves the general vicinity.
State Road 5 became the McClellan Pass Highway in 1919 and was aligned further south to Chinook Pass. [29] The McClellan Pass Highway was renamed the Naches Pass Highway in 1921 to reflect the realignment in 1919. [30] Despite the name, the road did not cross Naches Pass, as no highway ever has. A map of PSH 5 and its branches.