+TotemLake Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Last time I made a similar topic, I made it to specific. This should be used as a quick reference for Road Closures Due To (any reason) that might come up to help aid our peers to avoid trouble spots. Cheers! TL Quote Link to comment
+CachinCin Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 sorry, double post [This message was edited by CachinCin on October 21, 2003 at 11:06 AM.] Quote Link to comment
+CachinCin Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Here is a link to a list of road closures in King County: http://apps01.metrokc.gov/www/go/alerts/roads/webpost.cfm And this should list highway closures for the state of Washington: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/highwayclosures.cfm Cin Quote Link to comment
+evergreenhiker! Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 I see the data is stored in a Cold Fusion database. You can tell by the .cfm extension.Thansk for the links. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted October 21, 2003 Author Share Posted October 21, 2003 Thanks CachinCin! I was going to include that info but this internet connection has really been hosing me out this past couple days. Probably weather related. Cheers! TL Quote Link to comment
+evergreenhiker! Posted October 25, 2003 Share Posted October 25, 2003 Mountain loop road is closed at the bridge just after Verlot. So if you are planning heather/Pilchuck hikes you'll have to wade and hike to trailhead. Don't know the timeline for the road to be fixed though. Quote Link to comment
+evergreenhiker! Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Bridge just before Heather Lake/Pilchuck road is open now. My friend John went up to Monte Cristo and discovered the road washed out. In fact one of the cabins has a stream running underneath it. Big mess! Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted October 29, 2003 Author Share Posted October 29, 2003 Chuckanut Drive near Bellingham is closed between mileposts 9 through 15 due to a rockslide. Cheers! TL Quote Link to comment
+evergreenhiker! Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 Right Wing Wacko listed this info in another thread: Date: October 10, 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jim McDonald, Maintenance Superintendent, (360) 676-2100 (Bellingham) Dustin Terpening, Public Information Officer, (360) 757-5997 (Burlington) Mount Baker Highway closes for the winter at noon BELLINGHAM -- State Route 542, Mount Baker Highway, will close at noon today for the winter season at the Terminal Lake parking lot, above the Mount Baker Ski Lodge. As a result, Austin Pass, Heather Meadows Visitor Center, and Artist Point will not be accessible by vehicle. The highway, open to traffic only a few months each summer, opened on July 15, 2003. A temporary closure started Wednesday, October 8, after the first significant snowfall of the season. The Washington State Department of Transportation and U.S. Forest Service determined that it is now necessary to close the road for the winter season. "The road temperature is thirty-one degrees, we already have five-plus inches of snow, and it is continuing to snow," said Bill Joyce, WSDOT maintenance lead technician. "Snow is expected to fall throughout the day. It's time to close the road for the winter to keep drivers safe." The Glacier Public Service Center, located further west on SR 542, will begin winter operation hours starting Sunday, October 19. During winter months, the Glacier Public Service Center is open only on Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors seeking Forest Service information should contact the Mt. Baker Ranger District office at 810 State Route 20 in Sedro-Woolley, WA (phone: 360-856-5700). For current road closure information, call the Bellingham Maintenance Facility, (360) 676-2100. For updated information on the above and other Department of Transportation traffic revisions in the Puget Sound area, call the Commuter Information Line at DOT-HIWY (206-368-4499). The Commuter Information Line may also be reached toll free in Washington at 1-800-695-ROAD (7623). TTY users can call 1-800-833-6388 and ask for (206) 515-3683. Quote Link to comment
+BadAndy Posted November 2, 2003 Share Posted November 2, 2003 Yellowstone Park winter road Closures. "All entrances will close at 9:00 p.m. on November 2 except the road between the North Entrance/Gardiner, Montana and the Northeast Entrance/Silver Gate & Cooke City, Montana." "Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni!" Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted November 27, 2003 Author Share Posted November 27, 2003 The King County Road Services Division has closed Neal Road just west of SR 203 to through traffic due to a roadbed failure stemming from recent flooding along the Snoqualmie River. King 5 article Quote Link to comment
+evergreenhiker! Posted November 29, 2003 Share Posted November 29, 2003 The King County Road Services Division has closed Neal Road just west of SR 203 to through traffic due to a roadbed failure stemming from recent flooding along the Snoqualmie River. King 5 article Yeah, I saw that while out caching wtih Cache Ahead today. We were on our way to the Deer Chaser cache by Sno falls. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted November 29, 2003 Author Share Posted November 29, 2003 Wish I had the time to go out and hunt! Sliding earth has shut down Highway 101 near Hoodsport, Wash., in both directions at Milepost 333. Quote Link to comment
+CachinCin Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 (edited) The high winds have knocked down quite a few trees in east King Co. (Washington), which means there are several road closures. You can find out more here: http://apps01.metrokc.gov/www/go/alerts/roads/webpost.cfm Cin Edited December 5, 2003 by CachinCin Quote Link to comment
+CachinCin Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Oh, and......"the city of Enumclaw has declared a state of emergency and is urging all residents to stay inside and not to travel on area roads unless absolutely necessary. They're also advising anyone else not to come into town, as all three main roads in and out of town are blocked by downed trees." Cin Quote Link to comment
+evergreenhiker! Posted December 5, 2003 Share Posted December 5, 2003 Oh, and......"the city of Enumclaw has declared a state of emergency and is urging all residents to stay inside and not to travel on area roads unless absolutely necessary. They're also advising anyone else not to come into town, as all three main roads in and out of town are blocked by downed trees." Cin Holy smoke! Quite a storm down there. We lost power at work for a little while, but it came back on. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted December 6, 2003 Author Share Posted December 6, 2003 This is the first time since 1989 that I have seen trees blown over the freeway. There were 4 of them being removed between Bellevue and Kirkland. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted December 13, 2003 Author Share Posted December 13, 2003 Part of Shoreline Drive in Lewis County, Wash., has been closed as crews contain a leak of a natural gas pipeline that exploded around 5:30 a.m. No injuries or damage was reported. Quote Link to comment
+Sparky-Watts Posted December 13, 2003 Share Posted December 13, 2003 This is a bit off topic, in a way, but reading this thread gives me a lot of respect for all you folks in the mountains! Out here in the flatlands, we do occasionally have roads closed for snow, but usually only a day or two. Major roads, that is. When we get a good blizzard like last week, the 10 and 15 foot drifts will close a side road for a couple of weeks. We got 8" last night, and that's a lot for us, but no wind, no drifts. Still puts a damper on caching, but nothing like what you have to put up with all winter! Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted December 14, 2003 Author Share Posted December 14, 2003 Yah - a major freeway (I-90) just opened back up at Snoqualmie Pass after a whiteout condition closed it down. There were also two separate avalanches up there today, with at least one person missing right now. Quote Link to comment
+Sparky-Watts Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 Well, for God's sake, be careful up there! I'd hate to think that a fellow cacher has become the cache rescuers are looking for! Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted December 23, 2003 Author Share Posted December 23, 2003 Highway 20 is still being banged up by rockslides. It's closed once more in the same place that just had a rock slide partially cleared... between Newhalem and Diablo. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted January 7, 2004 Author Share Posted January 7, 2004 KOMO NEWS ALERT: Snoqualmie Pass is closed due to blowing, drifting snow. WSP expects it to remain closed until noon. Quote Link to comment
+WeightMan Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 KOMO-TV was reporting, from their sister station in Portland, that I-84 through the gorge is closed and will likely be closed for at least another 24 hours. The problems appear to be high wind and blowing snow as well as freezing rain. Quote Link to comment
+leatherman Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 My dead end street is closed by a fallen tree! I'm trapped behind it. While PUD works on more important downings. My powerline is laying across the neibghors lawn. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted January 8, 2004 Author Share Posted January 8, 2004 A little late as I've been out doing yard cleanup from the storm... I-90 remains closed in both directions from Ellensburg, Wash., to North Bend. The highway should reopen at 5 p.m. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted January 30, 2004 Author Share Posted January 30, 2004 (edited) Highway 20 is shut down in both directions by a dangling semi-truck that overturned at the Deception Pass Bridge in high winds. The driver got out ok, but State Patrol indicates the wind is still threatening to push the cab over the rail. Pictures can be seen here. Edited January 30, 2004 by TotemLake Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted February 4, 2004 Author Share Posted February 4, 2004 Rockslides have closed the left lane of Interstate 5, two miles south of Bellingham, Wash. It should remain closed throughout the day. Quote Link to comment
+evergreenhiker! Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 couple days ago, I decided to go home by my Cottage Wetlands cache. the road, 65th or something like that was closed by the creek. Perhaps flooding? Anyway, it6 mgiht be opened now. You can get to the cache from the west though. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted February 4, 2004 Author Share Posted February 4, 2004 I still need to find the time to get to that cache. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted March 11, 2004 Author Share Posted March 11, 2004 A little OT but still relevant to the more avid hiker... King 5 - Forest Service warns hikers about Pacific Crest Trail There is a 39 mile section in Washington that is now rated for highly skilled hikers due to washouts causing a section of the route to be rerouted along steep, rocky and eroded trails northwest of Lake Wenatchee. Quote Link to comment
+evergreenhiker! Posted March 11, 2004 Share Posted March 11, 2004 A little OT but still relevant to the more avid hiker... King 5 - Forest Service warns hikers about Pacific Crest Trail There is a 39 mile section in Washington that is now rated for highly skilled hikers due to washouts causing a section of the route to be rerouted along steep, rocky and eroded trails northwest of Lake Wenatchee. requires login...can you paste the article? Thanks. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted March 11, 2004 Author Share Posted March 11, 2004 It wasn't much really Posted without permission: Forest Service warns hikers about Pacific Crest Trail 06:36 PM PST on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 Associated Press LAKE WENATCHEE, Wash. – Hikers traveling the Pacific Crest Trail between Mexico and Canada may find the toughest going in central Washington this summer. A flood-ravaged, 39-mile section of the route will be rerouted along steep, rocky and eroded trails northwest of Lake Wenatchee. The U.S. Forest Service is recommending that only highly skilled hikers use the detour, which may be impassible if rivers are running too high. The route along five trails and a dirt Forest Service road in the Leavenworth and Lake Wenatchee Ranger Districts is considered too difficult for horses. About 300 people a year hike the entire 2,650-mile-long trail, most of them starting at the Mexican border in the spring and ending at the Canadian border in the fall. Thousands more hike sections of the trail each year. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted March 11, 2004 Author Share Posted March 11, 2004 No problem. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted March 21, 2004 Author Share Posted March 21, 2004 The Alaskan Way Viaduct in downtown Seattle is closed today between 5 a.m. and 6 p.m. for inspection. The closure extends from Spokane Street through the Battery Street Tunnel. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted April 9, 2004 Author Share Posted April 9, 2004 One can finally say It's about time! The Transportation Department opened the gates at 10 a.m. Thursday for drivers on the mountain pass section of Highway 20 between Marblemount and Winthrop. Quote Link to comment
+Right Wing Wacko Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 Mountain Loop Highway OPEN to Barlow Pass on Verlot side. Road washout 150’x30’wide x 8’ deep at MP 35.6, passable debris on road at MP 41 and active slide before Road 49. Another road washout near Elliot Creek. Mt. Loop Hwy damaged by flooding and is one lane in several spots with STOP signs posted. Proceed with extreme caution. Mt. Loop inaccessible at 18.6 miles from Darrington with washouts on both sides of Road 4080. The bad news...... Estimated date for repair.... sometime in 2005 Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted April 27, 2004 Author Share Posted April 27, 2004 (edited) A little OT but still relevant to the more avid hiker... King 5 - Forest Service warns hikers about Pacific Crest Trail There is a 39 mile section in Washington that is now rated for highly skilled hikers due to washouts causing a section of the route to be rerouted along steep, rocky and eroded trails northwest of Lake Wenatchee. More info on this particular subject and it affects several trails. Per a KING5 article: Many of Washington's favorite trails and forest groves will be closed this summer in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. There are several roads, bridges and trails that were washed out on the west side of the Cascades near Darrington and Hamilton. KING Many forest roads and trails were washed out during last October's flood. What took nature a few days to destroy will take years to repair. The White Chuck River bridge was swept away in the October 2003 floods. "One of the reasons we work here is we enjoy seeing what nature throws at you every year. And nature threw us a big one on Oct. 20," said Gary Paull, U.S. Forest Service. There was record-setting flooding that left hundreds of people homelss as the flood waters rose to the rooftops. The Mount Baker-Snoqualmie Forest was hammered. "It's going to affect everybody. People out of state come up here to use these roads," said Robert Nickerson from Darrington. Gone are many of the popular hiking trails near Darrington. More than 40 backcountry roads are gone and more than 30 miles of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail. The 3-mile walk along the Sauk River is wiped out. "If they're coming to the Darrington district, they'll be disappointed because most of the roads leading to the trailheads are closed," said Wayne Hamilton, U.S. Forest Service. The White Chuck Road leads to some of the most popular hiking trails in the forest – Kennedy Hot Springs and Glacier Peak. But all of them are off-limits this summer and the Pacific Crest Trail has been rerouted to the east side of Glacier Peak. Overall damage exceeds $10 million and the lost recreational opportunities are priceless. "To put everything back is impossible to predict. We're going to have to work on this piecemeal as the dollars come to us," said Ron DeHart, U.S. Forest Service. While some road repair funding has already been approved, it is not clear if the federal government will pay to fix the trails. Resources Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forests Many campgrounds are still open. To find out what is affected, log on to the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie Natioinal Forests Web site. There are some images of some of the trails that are damaged on this web site as well as a detour map of the trails and backroads. Edited April 27, 2004 by TotemLake Quote Link to comment
+evergreenhiker! Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 yeah that's a huge bummer!!!!1 I had been plannign on hitting those trails. Never had. dadgum! Well, I did the round lake lost lake ridge trail that willl go to lake Brne. I was FTF for a virutal up there that had been put out the year before. 14 miles RT and 5000 ft elevation gain...but that also included an optional side trip...600 foot drop to Round lake. Goat Lake is one of mh longtime favorites...Elliot Creek road. I don'tknow if that's closed or not. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted April 27, 2004 Author Share Posted April 27, 2004 I love that area of the forest. It's incredible the amount of damage it took. Mother Nature's reminder I guess. Quote Link to comment
+CachinCin Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 It really is sad to see so many trails and roads closed. Don't LucyandRickie have a cache or two along the Sauk River walk? I wonder if the Monte Cristo area had any problems.... cin Quote Link to comment
lucyandrickie Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Yes we have three caches up in that area. We saw a similar article in the Seattle PI this morning. The Old Sauk Trail mentioned in the article is where our Old Soul Trail cache is pleaced. Fortunately, there was a finder of this cache already this year. He mentioned that the trail was washed out in one area but you could walk around the damage. I know that the road from Granite Falls to Barlow pass is open now. Barlow Pass is where you park to go to Monte Christo. The road IS closed for a section between Barlow Pass and Darrington. I don't know how much of this section is effected. The other two caches we have (North Fork Falls and Beaver Lake Trail) may or may not be effected. I'm thinking it may be time to drive up and check them out. Maybe the terrain rating on these caches will be increased to five stars . Quote Link to comment
+leatherman Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 This is a bit off topic You're off topic in this forum. Quote Link to comment
+leatherman Posted April 27, 2004 Share Posted April 27, 2004 Cool page. http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/trafficalerts/ Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted April 28, 2004 Author Share Posted April 28, 2004 Thanks Leatherman! Got it bookmarked now. Quote Link to comment
+CachinCin Posted May 1, 2004 Share Posted May 1, 2004 Anyone planning to cache in Seattle tomorrow might want to avoid the Montlake Blvd area. The boat parade will keep the drawbridge closed from 9-4, and then it will be opening and closing often afterward. You can see specific details on this page from the Seattle Times web site: Opening Day Primer Cin Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted May 28, 2004 Author Share Posted May 28, 2004 Friday, May 28, 2004 / 5:39 AM KOMO NEWS ALERT: An overturned tanker is blocking both lanes of State Route 522 at milepost 18. A detour has been established. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted August 17, 2004 Author Share Posted August 17, 2004 Mudslides close N. Cascades Highway 09:08 PM PDT on Monday, August 16, 2004 KING5.com NEWHALEM, Wash. - State Highway 20 - the North Cascades Highway - has been closed by mudslides at the site of one of the state's wildfires. Officials said three slides occurred about 6 p.m. west of Rainy Pass at mileposts 150, 153 and 156. Cindy Reichelt, a spokeswoman for the Mebee fire in the area, says the slides occurred shortly after a rain-hail-and-lightning storm moved through the area. No injuries have been reported, but dozens of tourists and firefighters reportedly are trapped between the slides. The exact extent of the slides isn't immediately known, and it's not known how long it might take to clear them. In addition, nine new forest fires are burning near Winthrop. Quote Link to comment
+WeightMan Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 According to WSDOT, if there is no road damage requiring repairs, they hope to have the road open by the weekend. All people trapped by the slides have gotten out in fine shape. Quote Link to comment
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