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December 30, 2020 4:36 AM Olivia Roberts
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SPOKANE, Wash. The plows are out!
Washington State Department of Transportation East tweeted early Wednesday that four trucks, including the Tow Plow, are making their way around the city.
According to WSDOT, crews are heading on I-90 east down Sunset Hill into Spokane.
Several plow trucks just passed each other on I-90 with two trucks heading westbound and four heading eastbound near the Freya/Thor interchange in Spokane. Expect crews to switch directions and be heading in the opposite direction soon. Please use caution around our plows! pic.twitter.com/xMB9Cuaxb4
Good morning! We are up and plowing already on this Wednesday. Four trucks including the Tow Plow are making their way on eastbound I-90 down Sunset Hill into Spokane. If you are traveling this morning, please give our crews space to work and drive for conditions. pic.twitter.com/NMDYJB2L1t
Six to nine inches of snow, that s what we can expect here in Spokane and surrounding areas Wednesday evening into Thursday.
While that is a high amount of the white stuff headed our way, the city of Spokane says they ve been preparing for a snow event like this. We get storms like this every year- so we have been prepared for snowy weather for some time now. All of our equipment is tuned up, all the plows are on the truck, we have stock piles of both sand, granular de-ice and liquid deicer ready to go, City of Spokane s, Utilities Communication Manager, Marlene Feist stated.Â
Leavenworth Bomb Threat Leaves Hospital in Lockdown, Evacuations Underway
On 12/30/20 at 3:56 AM EST
A hospital was placed on lockdown and partly evacuated due to a reported bomb threat in Leavenworth, Washington, on Tuesday night.
Cascade Medical said its staff are were sheltering in place and one building on Front Street has been evacuated after a bomb threat was called into a 911 dispatcher. Its emergency department remained in operation.
The threat was first reported around 9 p.m. by Chelan County Emergency Management. About five hours later, at approximately 2.a.m, officials said the area was determined to be clear and people had been allowed to return to the hospital.
New Mukilteo ferry terminal debuts for Puget Sound passengers
By Q13 News Staff
Interior of new Mukilteo-Clinton ferry terminal. Photo courtesy: Washington State Department of Transportation.
MUKILTEO, Wash. - A new Washington State Ferries terminal in Mukilteo made its debut to Puget Sound passengers on Tuesday.
The ferry terminal marks the state s first terminal built in over 40 years. A virtual ribbon-cutting ceremony was held before toll booths opened at 5 p.m. and the first sailing departed at 6:10 p.m.
Exterior of the new Mukilteo-Clinton ferry terminal. Photo courtesy: Washington State Department of Transportation.
WSDOT says the terminal has been in need of improvements since the early 1980s. The $187.3 million state and federally funded new ferry terminal meets seismic standards and should improve safety and traffic congestion for walk-on passengers and drive-on traffic.
Freight traffic change set on Lewis River Bridge
Published: December 30, 2020, 6:04am
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Northbound freight traffic on Interstate 5 will need to use the center lane to cross the Lewis River Bridge near Woodland starting Jan. 4, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
Crews repaired a hole in the right lane bridge deck earlier this month, according to a WSDOT news release, but the repair job is temporary and the diversion of the trucks will allow the patch to last longer. Permanent repairs will take place during warmer weather, the agency said.
Posted signs will advise freight drivers to shift to the center lane as they approach the bridge, and all traffic should slow down, according to WSDOT. The traffic restrictions will be lifted once permanent repairs are in place.