Both lanes of Highway 20 east of Loup Loup summit opened to traffic Tuesday (June 18), as crews were wrapping up emergency repairs prompted by a May 1 landslide. The highway had been reduced to a single lane for the past seven weeks — except for eight days when the road was closed completely. Those traveling between […]
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Highway 20 over Loup Loup Pass closed until June 4
Washout repairs require shutdown State Highway 20 remains closed until 9 p.m. next Tuesday (June 4) at milepost 222.4 as contractors work on emergency repairs to a washout that occurred on May 1. The closure started earlier this week on Tuesday morning (May 28). Previously, the highway had been open to one-lane, signal-controlled traffic. “The […]
WSDOT plans Blewett Pass closure in September
For your travel planning purposes, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has announced that Blewett Pass on Highway 97 will be closed in both directions to all traffic from 9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9, to 9 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 14, to replace three culverts under the highway. The road will be closed […]
Street improvement project starts in Twisp
Construction crews will begin tearing up the pavement on several streets in the northeast part of Twisp next week when work begins on a $1.2 million water and street upgrade project that will continue through September.
More than 20 residents and business owners who will be affected by the project attended a …
Forest Service receives $1 million for repair work on flood-damaged roads
Flood repair work is expected to begin this month on several U.S. Forest Service roads on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, including four in the Methow Valley. The roads suffered significant damage from fall 2015 and spring 2016 heavy snow melt-off and rain that caused debris flows, road washouts and other damage, the Forest Service said […]
Highway 153 repairs planned to begin Aug. 7
Highway 153 will be closed at milepost 24, about 9 miles north of Carlton, for three days beginning Monday (Aug. 7) to replace a culvert at Leecher Creek. A detour onto the Twisp-Carlton Road will be in place through Wednesday (Aug. 9) while Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) crews install a new culvert under […]
TranGO resumes route over Hwy 20
TranGO, the Okanogan County public transit system, will resume its Twisp-Okanogan connector route on Thursday (July 20) now that Highway 20 over Loup Loup Pass is once again open to traffic 24 hours a day. The Omak-to-Pateros express route will end Thursday, as will TranGO’s additional fifth run on the Twisp to Pateros route. TranGO had […]
Loup Loup Pass re-opened
After being closed for three months to repair damage from mudslides and erosion, Highway 20 over Loup Loup Pass partially opened on Monday (July 10), with one lane of traffic through the two most-damaged locations for a few hours in the morning and evening.
The partial opening allowed commuters between …
Highway 20 work nearly done in Winthrop
Winthrop is getting a break this week from repaving and related work on Highway 20 (Riverside Avenue) through the town. Work is expected to resume on Monday (July 10) and, if all goes as planned, conclude by the end of next week, according to Deputy Clerk Cindy Hicks. Hicks said that striping, painting the intersection […]
Earlier opening for Hwy 20 will be welcome news for commuters
One lane of traffic over Loup expected by July 9 By Ann McCreary Highway 20 over Loup Loup Pass is predicted to open to one lane of traffic by July 9, earlier than previously anticipated and good news to people who normally use that route for their work commute to and from the Methow and […]
