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Travelers planning to visit the Mount Rainier area over Memorial Day Weekend will find one of their most direct routes of access is still closed from the winter season.
[9:18 AM] Joanna Markell240215-yh-news-embankmentfailureEastbound Interstate 82 closed near East Wapato due to embankment failure
Embankment failure was caused by erosion, but the exact cause of the erosion is unknown.
Some of the state's mountain passes could be closed during this week's storms and tire- and chain-restrictions will be in place on others.
TRI-CITIES, Wash. - The snow has come and gone in our area, but the passes are still dealing with heavy snow. Summer Derrey of the Washington State Department of Transportation