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The transportation department has a social-media account dedicated to Washington passes. That X account, @wsdot_passes, reported snow at Snoqualmie Pass on Monday, with slush and snow on the road. ...
Between 4 to 5 p.m. areas of fog near the summit could turn to freezing fog, according to the weather service. Friday night 2 to 4 inches of new snow were forecast on I-90 at Snoqualmie Pass, with ...
Washington’s Snoqualmie Pass was closed to traffic on Tuesday, February 12, after a reported four feet of snow left Interstate 90 impassable east of North Bend, according to the state’s ...
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 .
[40] [41] I-90 has several chain-on and chain-off areas on the highway shoulders between North Bend and Cle Elum, including variable-message signage to inform drivers of road conditions. [42] [43] WSDOT estimates that it costs $2–3 million annually to keep Snoqualmie Pass open in the wintertime, which sees an average snowfall of 233 inches ...
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 ...
The National Weather Service forecasts up to a 50% chance of snow for the Tri-Cities area, with the best chance Thursday evening. However, the snow level may only drop to 1,100 feet, with much of ...
State Route 906 (SR 906) is a 2.65-mile-long (4.26 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Washington, serving Snoqualmie Pass and its associated ski areas in King and Kittitas counties. The highway travels southeast between two interchanges with Interstate 90 (I-90) in Snoqualmie Pass and Hyak.