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What highways, state routes are closed due to the bomb cyclone?

Nov 20, 2024, 6:04 AM | Updated: 1:20 pm

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SR 18, currently closed, near the Tiger Mountain summit. (Photo courtesy of WSDOT)

(Photo courtesy of WSDOT)

A plethora of roads, highways and streets have been blocked and littered with debris following last night鈥檚 bomb cyclone that swept across the Pacific Northwest.

Transportation and maintenance crews are currently working to clear roads and make any necessary repairs. As of 10 a.m. Nov. 20, here are the current conditions of major thoroughfares affected by the storm.

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State Route 9

State Route 9 (SR 9) between Sedro-Woolley and Wickersham (milepost 60 to milepost 66) is closed due to downed trees and powerlines.

“There is no estimate when NB & SB traffic will reopen,” the (WSDOT) stated. “Please seek alternate routes and add time to your travel plans.”

There is no current ETA for reopening SR 9, as of this reporting.

More on the storm: At least 1 killed as falling trees cause multiple issues in Western Washington

State Route 20

State Route 20 (SR 20) is blocked entirely due to debris at Ensley Road (milepost 77) in Hamilton.

“Crews are busy trying to clean up from the storm & make repairs,” WSDOT said. “Please delay travels, if possible.”

State Route 164

State Route 164 (SR 164) is closed in both directions (east and west) near Southeast 368th Place (milepost 5) early Wednesday after fallen trees and downed power lines southeast of Auburn were spotted and identified by WSDOT repair crews. There is no ETA to reopen the road, as of this reporting.

State Route 169

State Route 169 (SR 169) and Renton-Maple Valley Road are closed at SE Jones Road (milepost 19). There are closures on SR 169 at 216th Ave SE in Maple Valley, at Summit Drive in Black Diamond and at 400th Street, near Enumclaw.

SR 169 is fully closed between Jones St & SR 18 as crews work to remove tree debris that fell on power lines. (Photo courtesy of WSDOT)

State Route 18

State Route 18 (SR 18) was initially shut down by WSDOT on Nov. 19 at approximately 8 p.m., but reopened at approximately 11 a.m. The state route was closed in both directions between I-90 and Issaquah-Hobart Road near the Tiger Mountain summit for hours due to multiple downed trees on the highway.

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Interstate 405

Traffic heading north on Interstate 405 (I-405) was shut down after a downed tree blocked four lanes of the highway Tuesday night just south of Interstate 90 (I-90t. Crews removed the tree and reopened the highway at approximately 12 a.m.

Contributing:

Frank Sumrall is a content editor at MyNorthwest. You can read his stories聽here聽and you can email him聽here.

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