Of the high Cascade Range passes connecting Western Washington with the East, Snoqualmie Pass is the one that they keep open no matter what. It runs from downtown Seattle and is the major transportation route for goods coming in and out of our neck of the woods. Shit just got real - from the Bellingham Herald:
Interstate 90 westbound over Snoqualmie Pass closed
State transportation officials say Interstate 90 westbound remains closed over Snoqualmie Pass after multiple collisions and spinouts due to snow and icy conditions.
The Washington Department of Transportation said in a news release that the freeway closed in both directions at about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday between milepost 47 and milepost 106 near Ellensburg. Officials said the eastbound lanes had reopened by about 8:15 p.m. with chains or vehicles with all-wheel drive required.
Officials did not estimate when the westbound lanes of I-90 would reopen.
And, to make things more fun, there is an arctic cold front developing which could hit our area sometime early next week.
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