Chief
12-07-2007, 04:23 PM
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All travelers are now back on I-5 through Chehalis after WSDOT crews worked around the clock for four days to reopen a 20-mile stretch of I-5 that had been under nearly ten feet of water in places.
Road crews and engineers have worked since Monday to drain flood waters and reopen I-5 to traffic. Crews opened a single lane in each direction on I-5 to commercial trucks by Thursday evening. Hundreds of truckers rolled smoothly but slowly through the night in narrow lanes with no barrier separation. No major backups or problems were reported.
This morning, WSDOT crews completed clean up and repair work and repositioned hundreds of 4,000-pound Jersey barriers that were shifted by swift flood waters.
By 11 a.m. today, the I-5 barriers were back in place and road crews reopened two lanes in each direction to all traffic.
Drivers are advised to check their route before they go at www.wsdot.wa.gov. Updated travel information is also available by calling 511. Out of state callers can call 1-800-695-ROAD (7623).
All travelers are now back on I-5 through Chehalis after WSDOT crews worked around the clock for four days to reopen a 20-mile stretch of I-5 that had been under nearly ten feet of water in places.
Road crews and engineers have worked since Monday to drain flood waters and reopen I-5 to traffic. Crews opened a single lane in each direction on I-5 to commercial trucks by Thursday evening. Hundreds of truckers rolled smoothly but slowly through the night in narrow lanes with no barrier separation. No major backups or problems were reported.
This morning, WSDOT crews completed clean up and repair work and repositioned hundreds of 4,000-pound Jersey barriers that were shifted by swift flood waters.
By 11 a.m. today, the I-5 barriers were back in place and road crews reopened two lanes in each direction to all traffic.
Drivers are advised to check their route before they go at www.wsdot.wa.gov. Updated travel information is also available by calling 511. Out of state callers can call 1-800-695-ROAD (7623).