chelan county public works

The county closes Horse Lake Road in Wenatchee, Oklahoma Gulch Road near Entiat and Mountain Home Road in Leavenworth between Dec. 1 and April 1.

The Cascade Orchard Bridge on Icicle Road near Leavenworth is set to reopen Friday. It's been closed for several weeks for resurfacing on the bridge deck. The bridge is 57 years old and has been undergoing a $1.9 million rehab project that started in June...

Chelan County Public Works is holding an open house on August 30 to discuss the Goodwin Road Improvement Project.

Chelan County Commissioners are celebrating Eric Pierson after he was named 2022 County Engineer of the Year by the Washington State County Administrative Board, an honor that will be recognized during the unveiling of the new Cashmere Bridge ...

Confluence Health is reporting a record 49 COVID-19 patients at Central Washington Hospital. The new pandemic high was reached with six new hospitalizations over the Labor Day weekend. Luke Davies with the Chelan Douglas Health District says hospitals in the region are at their highest level of stress since the pandemic began ...

Chelan County Public Works and Department of Transportation crews will be inspecting four bridges Monday and Tuesday. While inspections are underway, traffic will be reduced to one lane on the impacted bridges, with flaggers directing traffic ...

Horselake Road in Wenatchee, which leads to the popular Horse Lake Reserve trails, is now closed because of extreme hot and dry conditions and a concern over wildfires. Chelan County commissioners closed the road Tuesday at the request of the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust, and crews then closed the gate at the lower portion of Horselake Road ...

Chelan County Public Works is warning residents that with the excessively hot temperatures, tar may bleed through asphalt on area roadways, particularly where recent chip-sealing work was done. The Department is receiving reports of oil coming up on county roads and crews are trying to respond by putting sand down where it's happening ...

Seasonal weight restrictions have gone into effect in the Wenatchee and Chelan road districts. Chelan County Public Works PIO Jill FitzSimmons said freight haulers are reminded to hand in a completed permit by 10:00 am Monday through Thursday prior to the day they wish to travel ...

Chelan County Public Works is hosting a Small Quantity Generator collection event March 3rd for small businesses looking to get rid of hazardous waste. PIO Jill Fitzsimmons says the deadline to register is February 24th. "Most of our small business know that these are by appointment ...