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SR-971 Fully Reopened After Emergency Rockslide Work
SR-971 Fully Reopened After Emergency Rockslide Work
SR-971 Fully Reopened After Emergency Rockslide Work
After being closed for 58 days due to a large rockslide, a State Route 971 has now fully reopened. The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) closed a two-and-a-half-mile stretch of the highway on South Lakeshore Road on March 3, after two slides covered the roadway in large rocks and debris, and exposed several large rocks overhead on the adjacent slope...
Large Rocks Fall, Close U.S. Highway 97A
Large Rocks Fall, Close U.S. Highway 97A
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. The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) says the rocks came down just north of Entiat near milepost 218 sometime around 11 p...
Rockslide Closes Part Of SR-971 Along Lake Chelan
Rockslide Closes Part Of SR-971 Along Lake Chelan
Rockslide Closes Part Of SR-971 Along Lake Chelan
Motorists in the Lake Chelan area are experiencing delays and detours following a rockslide that has blocked a portion of State Route 971 (SR-971) on South Lakeshore Road. The slide occurred sometime in the early morning hours on Monday and the road was closed by the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) at around 3 a...
Second Rockslide Near Knapps Tunnel This Weekend
Second Rockslide Near Knapps Tunnel This Weekend
Second Rockslide Near Knapps Tunnel This Weekend
On Friday morning, commuters that travel on US 97A near the Knapps Hill Tunnel may have had trouble getting to their destination when a rock slide blocked the highway in both directions at milepost 224.5. The rock slide was roughly seven miles south of Chelan and caused the roadway to be closed for about an hour...