- ....Breaking News.MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - The Washington Transportation Department says 67,000 vehicles a day used the stretch of Interstate 5 through Mount Vernon that is now blocked by the collapse of the Skagit River bridge. Mount Vernon is about 60 miles north of Seattle and 40 miles south of the Canada Border. The roadblock on both directions of I-5 is expected to cause a major disruption in trade and tourism between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia. The Transportation Department has set up detours. The closest is within sight of the I-5 bridge and mostly used for local traffic between Mount Vernon and Burlington. The department also is recommending detours using Highway 20 and Highway 9 that add tens of miles to a trip. Officials are urging drivers to avoid the area if possible. .. ...

02/03/13 Knapps Hill Tunnel Work



If you plan and driving between Chelan and Wenatchee Wednesday, plan on taking a little longer to get from point A to point B. State Department of Transportation spokesman Jeff Adamson says DOT crews doing repair work on light fixtures in the Knapps Hill Tunnel. The Tunnel will be closed from nine a.m. to three p.m. Wednesday. Traffic on US 97-A will be detoured just south of the Tunnel, up SR 971, the Navarre Coulee Road. You can also use US 97 and State Route 150 on the other side of the river. Adamson estimates each detour adds about 15 minutes to your trip.

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