Originally published October 10, 2008 at 12:00 AM | Page modified October 11, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Comments (0)
E-mail article
Print view
I-90 Snoqualmie Pass project gets OK
The long-awaited Interstate 90 Snoqualmie Pass East Project has the final green light. The Federal Highway Administration said this morning it has accepted the final environmental impact statement and given the state Department of Transportation approval to move forward with construction in the spring.
Yakima Herald-Republic
The long-awaited Interstate 90 Snoqualmie Pass East Project has the final green light.
The Federal Highway Administration said this morning it has accepted the final environmental-impact statement and given the state Department of Transportation approval to move forward with construction in the spring.
The project will improve I-90 by providing a safer, more efficient six-lane freeway from Hyak to Easton. Roadway curves will be straightened, old pavement will be replaced and rock and avalanche hazards will be reduced.
Wildlife crossings will be built over and under I-90 and wetlands and habitats will be enhanced throughout the corridor.
"The overwhelming support for this project shows the importance I-90 plays in connecting our state," said Paula Hammond, Washington State Department of Transportation secretary.
The I-90 Hyak to Keechelus Dam received $545 million in funding from the 2005 Transportation Partnership Account.
Contractors are already drilling on the slopes high above I-90 for the project, trying to get as much work done before the first snowfall.
Drivers can expect more frequent 20-minute delays and rolling slowdowns on I-90 Snoqualmie Pass near Keechelus Lake because of increased helicopter trips over the Interstate.
If you're planning a trip over Snoqualmie Pass, call 511 from most phones or visit www.wsdot.wa.gov for current construction information.
While on the road, tune in your radio to AM 1610 and AM 530 and watch for messages on electronic-highway-message signs.
Copyright © 2008 The Seattle Times Company
E-mail article
Print view Share:
Digg
Newsvine
![]()
Food-safety lawyer's wish: Put me out of business
Illegal workers quietly let go
Metro won't cut bus service after all
Jerry Large: Food-bank theft turns into a gift
Bumper to Bumper: How can the city let bridges go dark?

Real Salt Lake wins MLS Cup
Real Salt Lake defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy with penalty kicks after 120 minutes of play at Qwest Field in Seattle.
general classifieds
Garage & estate salesFurniture & home furnishings
Sporting goods
just listed
42" Hitachi Plasma 1080i - $500
8 Drawer Dresser with Attached Mirror - $200
8 seat pecon formal dining table and china hutch - $1500
More listings
POST A FREE LISTING
shopping
Give yourself a treat and visit Watson Kennedy's Holiday Open Houses
More minding the store
events for Monday, Nov. 23
- Castle Discount with Military ID
- CraftsGiving
- Alhambra 20 Percent Off Jewelry Sale
- Dish It Up! Totally Truffles
editors' picks
- Phinney Ridge & Greenwood shopping
- Independent video stores
- Pioneer Square shopping
- Garden furnishings
- 'The Road' takes Viggo Mortensen to Mount St. Helens and Astoria, Ore.
- Tugboat sinks at Seattle waterfront pier
- Illegal workers quietly let go
- Child-support error costs nearly $21,000
- Vikings easily beat the Seahawks
- Craigslist adoption ad: A plea by young mother-to-be? A scam?
- Chase shrugs off loss of CD investors
- Woman stabbed by stranger in North Seattle
- Snow piles up on Cascade slopes
- Denny Triangle gains skyline, but tenants slow to come
- Illegal workers quietly let go
372 - Climate change speeds up since 1997 Kyoto accord
210 - Vikings easily beat the Seahawks
171 - Metro won't cut bus service after all
150 - New Husky recruit: Enes Kanter
97 - Historic health care bill clears Senate hurdle
95 - Tattoos at Mill Creek Church pierce skin, soul
83 - Middleton says Huskies "plan on scoring at least 50 points'' Saturday
82 - Jerry Brewer: Seahawks can't lean on the Hutch Crutch now
74 - Seattle woman charged with knife attack on boyfriend's ex
64
- Sprouts, raw fish on attorney's 'do not eat' list
- Tattoos at Mill Creek church pierce skin, soul
- Food-safety lawyer's wish: Put me out of business
- Illegal workers quietly let go
- Architects, chefs find 'kid' within to build Gingerbread Village
- Rediscovering Moab, 'the most beautiful place on Earth'
- It's possible to recover a life lost to hoarding
- Child-support error costs nearly $21,000
- 'The Road' takes Viggo Mortensen to Mount St. Helens and Astoria, Ore.
- Taste | The Great Pie Bake-off pits friends and fruit

