state route 20

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.

After being closed intermittently since late July, State Route 20 (SR-20) has once again fully reopened to all vehicle traffic. As much as forty miles of the highway from Newhalem to Washington Pass has been shutdown due to two large forest fires which have been burning very close to the road for nearly a month...

The Highway has been closed since the fire began in late July because of hazards presented by the fire.

The Sourdough Fire is burning nearly 3,000 acres south of the roadway.

Contractors with the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) will be performing chip sealing work on two highways in the region starting Monday (July 24). Crews will be sealing a six-mile stretch of State Route 971 (Navarre Coulee Road) north from the junction of U...

The Washington State Department of Transportation says crews are still making repairs and clearing debris.

The east side clearing crew reached the summit of Washington Pass this week and is heading into the home stretch of its work.

The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) will begin its seasonal clearing of the North Cascades Highway on Monday, March 27. The 44-mile stretch of State Route 20 closes annually during the winter months from the Ross Dam Trailhead to Early Winters due to heavy snow and persistent avalanche risks...