KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. — Update, October 24 at 7 p.m. WSDOT says all lanes of Interstate 90 near Cle Elum are back open.
Engineers are currently designing a replacement overpass. Temporary closures of westbound I-90 will be put in place when that overpass is being constructed.
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Crews demolished an I-90 overpass overnight due to a crash that caused significant damage and closed part of the road.
Photos from WSDOT show the demolition of the Bullfrog Overpass west of Cle Elum.
The overpass was significantly damaged Tuesday when a truck with an oversized load crashed into it.
Westbound I-90 is still closed but expected to be reopened Monday.
Governor Bob Ferguson declared a state of emergency in order to access emergency funds with the repair costs estimated around $8 million.
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