NEWHALEM – A second emergency contract has been signed, and repairs began Wednesday, May 13, along a section of State Route 20/North Cascades Highway damaged by washouts in December. Work on this new contract will happen at the same time as emergency work already underway near Diablo Lake.
OAK HARBOR – Travelers will soon see a series of permanent speed limit reductions along a 6-mile stretch of eastbound and westbound State Route 20 through and south of Oak Harbor.
Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will replace the existing speed limit signs with new signs. The permanent speed reductions affect SR 20 between Penn Cove and Southwest Barlow Street in Oak Harbor.
The new speed limits will be:
NEWHALEM – State Route 20/North Cascades Highway will partially reopen from the east side beginning at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 30.
Drive the posted speeds, they’re there for your safety.
Pay attention – both to workers directing you and to surrounding traffic.
Expect delays, leave early or take an alternate route if possible; no appointment is worth risking someone’s life.
