Part Of Snoqualmie Pass Reopening On Wednesday

ISSAQUAH, WA - The complete shutdown of I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass will partially end on Wednesday afternoon. But don't expect to get across the pass quickly, WSDOT says.

The eastbound lanes will reopen around 4 p.m. at milepost 34, but vehicles will be metered in groups of several hundred across the pass. The westbound lanes will remain closed due to high avalanche danger. The pass closure spans North Bend to Ellensburg.

"I-90 remains closed both directions from North Bend to Ellensburg to due avalanche danger. Eastbound will reopen at 4 p.m. and will be metered in groups. Westbound will remain closed," WSDOT said in an update Wednesday morning.

The vehicles stuck at the pass were brought to North Bend in a convoy on Tuesday afternoon.

Snoqualmie Pass was open on Monday morning, but was closed by 6 p.m. The closure initially spanned milepost 34 near North Bend to milepost 70 near Easton. But the closure was extended to Ellensburg by 9 p.m. Monday.

The pass has received 53 inches of snow over the last 48 hours, according to WSDOT.

Caption: The I-90 closure near North Bend on Feb. 12, 2019.

Image courtesy WSP