Emergency repairs are now underway on a three-mile section of U.S. Highway 2 approximately 19 miles east of Waterville.
The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced they have retained Hurst Construction, LLC of East Wenatchee to handle the project, which began Thursday morning (July 20).
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The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) is still in the process of securing a contractor to conduct emergency repairs on U.S. Highway 2 (U.S. 2) approximately 19 miles east of Waterville.
The DOT began their search late last week after a section of the highway was washed away and rendered impassable by a mudslide last Monday (July 10)...
This year's Independence Day celebration marks the first in the City of East Wenatchee's 87-year history that will not include fireworks.
Last year, the East Wenatchee City Council passed a resolution prohibiting the discharge and sale of personal-use fireworks within city limits...