I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East project reaches first major milestone before wrapping for winter
Posted by Unknown in Hyak, I-90, I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East - Hyak to Keechelus Dam, Rocky Run Creek, snoqualmie pass on Friday, October 26, 2012
By guest blogger Meagan McFadden
Drivers traveling across Interstate 90 have patiently waited to hear these words: Delays related to work zones on Snoqualmie Pass are almost finished until next year. Rock-blasting closures are done for the season, the new westbound lanes are open to traffic and roadside work zones will be cleared by November.
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| The new wider lanes opened to traffic on Oct. 19 between Hyak and Rocky Run Creek |
It has taken four years, more than 84,000 dump-truck loads of material, 163 closures for rock blasting and enough concrete to fill over 470,000 wheelbarrows to reach this first major milestone. By next fall the first three miles of the five-mile project will be complete, with the remaining two miles of six-lane roadway and bridges scheduled to be complete in 2017.
This work is part of the $551 million I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East – Hyak to Keechelus Dam project, which widens a five-mile stretch of the highway from four to six lanes and improves travel reliability and safety.
We still have more dump-trucks to fill, rock blasting to complete and more concrete to pour, but as winter weather closes in, we are taking a break until next spring.
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