Large Rocks Fall, Close U.S. Highway 97A
Several large rocks tumbled onto U.S. Highway 97A late Friday night, closing the highway for several hours.
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The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) says the rocks came down just north of Entiat near milepost 218 sometime around 11 p.m. and were first reported at 11:30 p.m.
photo courtesy: Washington State DOT
Upon assessing the size of the rocks, the DOT immediately called for the closure of the road and used a heavy equipment crew to remove them, while Chelan County PUD linemen attended to downed powerlines.
The highway reopened about two-and-a-half hours later at 1:50 a.m. on Saturday.
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