By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
Forty-five miles of U.S. Highway 12 are shut down for an undetermined length of time after a washout of the roadway just east of the summit of White Pass.
The closure will continue overnight as workers determine options; the hillside continues to erode, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
Limited local access will be allowed on the west side, between the closure near the state Route 123 junction and the summit; as well as on the east side from the closure near milepost 183 to milepost 158, according to DOT.
The summit is near milepost 151; the washout is near milepost 154.5.
The alternate routes are state Route 123 and state Route 41, both of which prohibit commercial traffic, the state agency notes.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter
Oh wait yep I forgot it is a U.S. highway it will be a while.
Good thing its a state road. We would be waiting for a while on the fix.
WOW “The alternate routes are state Route 123 and state Route 41, both of which prohibit commercial traffic, the state agency notes.”
That will curtail more than travelling – we will be feeling this in our pocketbooks! And so will Yakima, etc!