Project overview
The project will increase safety for the public on the US 2 corridor by addressing four slopes with a history of active rockfall. The project will repair damaged slope stabilization systems and scale loose rock at four identified slopes located near the summit of Stevens Pass and through Tumwater Canyon west of Leavenworth.
What to expect
Work is planned on four sites on US 2 Stevens Pass and Tumwater Canyon. Working hours are 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Site 1 (milepost 60-61): traffic control will include single, right-lane closure on the four-lane section west of the summit of Stevens Pass. This work started on July 21 and was completed Aug. 6.
Site 2 (milepost 94): traffic control includes single-lane closure with flaggers and 20-minute all stops while the contractor performs scaling, followed by alternating traffic guided by pilot car. Work started Aug. 6. Travelers should plan for delays.
Site 3 (milepost 97) and Site 4 (milepost 98): traffic control includes single-lane closure with flagging and 20 minute all-stops, followed by alternating traffic guided by pilot car. Travelers should plan for delays. There is a three-day full closure planned for Aug. 19-21 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. from milepost 85 at Coles Corner and 99, just west of Icicle Road in Leavenworth. During this time, passenger vehicles will be detoured on to Chumstick Highway, and freight on US 97 Blewett Pass. The road will reopening each evening to normal traffic flow.
Local traffic will be allowed to continue eastbound at milepost 84 until milepost 96, but it will only be allowed to head westbound when leaving the area within the closure.
This map shows the extent of the work, from the Stevens Pass areas, heading east to Coles Corner and then southeast to Leavenworth. It also shows the designated detour for passenger vehicles, via Chumstick Highway.