The North Cascades Highway has reopened after crews cleared 7,000 tons of mud and debris that covered about 100 feet of SR 20.
The North Cascades Highway, or State Route 20, reopened on Thursday after a mudslide closed the roadway for over a week.The Washington State Department of Transportation announced that crews have cleared 7,000 tons of mud and debris that covered about 100 feet of SR 20.The highway initially closed on August 12 between Granite Creek and the Easy Pass trailhead after rainfall triggered a mudslide near an active wildfire.
The mudslide cleanup was expected to only take a few days at first, but worse-than-expected conditions caused an extended road closure.WSDOT thanked the hardworking crew that helped clear the mud and debris.
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