state route 20

After being partially closed for nearly three weeks, State Route 20 - North Cascades Highway has fully reopened to all traffic. A nine-mile stretch of the road between Granite Creek and the Easy Pass trailhead had been shut down since August 4 due to hazards and firefighting activity related to the Easy Fire, as well as a large mudslide that brought 7,000 tons of debris onto the road on August 11.

Significant rain on Sunday caused a mudslide inside the current 11 mile stretch of the roadway that's shut down because of the Easy Fire.

State Route 20 over the North Cascades has fully reopened after being partially closed for a week due to the Easy Fire. A nine-mile stretch of the road between Granite Creek (milepost 148) and the Easy Pass Trailhead (milepost 157) reopened on Friday (July 26) after being shut down due to hazards presented by the now 528-acre blaze that's burning about 17 miles west of Mazama...

The Easy Fire is continuing its steady burn with zero containment approximately 17 miles west of Mazama. The blaze was ignited by lightning last Wednesday, July 17, and is burning in dense timber and dead trees very close to State Route 20 (SR-20) and the Pacific Crest Trail...

The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) will begin the process of reopening the North Cascades Highway for the season on Monday (March 25). The 37-mile stretch of State Route 20, which includes Rainy and Washington Passes, closes annually during the winter months from the Ross Dam Trailhead to Silver Star due to heavy snow and persistent avalanche risks...

Troopers say a pickup truck driven by 77-year-old Terry Thompson of Danville attempted to pass in a no passing zone in a corner.

The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced the seasonal closure of the North Cascades Highway. The 37-mile stretch of State Route 20 between the Ross Dam Trailhead (milepost 134) and Silver Star (milepost 171) will close tomorrow (Thursday, Nov...

The Washington Department of Transportation initially announced the road would remain closed until at least Wednesday but reversed course.

The road has been closed since Saturday morning between the Ross Dam trailhead and Silver Star gate.

The Department of Transportation reports a tanker truck carrying propane broke through a guardrail and went down an embankment at about 10am Friday.