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November 23, 2010 in City
Highways closed across region
Among the road closures this morning because of zero visibility and/or blowing snow are:
Highway 27 (Spokane and Whitman counties) and
Highway 261 (Interstate 90 to Highway 26).
Highway 21 (Lind to Wilbur) was closed earlier Tuesday but reopened about 3:45 p.m.
Elsewhere, state Highway 28 that runs from Davenport through Odessa in Lincoln County to Ephrata was closed.
Also, state Highway 23 near Harrington was reopened after drifting snow and whiteout conditions.
Portions of state Highway 21 from Lind to Wilbur were closed Monday night.
U.S. Highway 195 from Colfax to Idaho state line has reopened this morning.
Man dies following early Saturday accident 
lewis8457 on November 23 at 7:38 a.m.
I drove my truck to work last night. I was going to take the #45 perry bus to get up to 29th. On my way down i saw the #45 stuck on the Perry hill with a line of cars behind it.
Why do our engineers put stop signs at the top of hills?
BT on November 23 at 8:35 a.m.
Haa, Mother Nature is playing in Spokane! Hee, I love it!!!
spokanecougar on November 23 at 9:55 a.m.
“Why do our engineers put stop signs at the top of hills?”
Umm…..really? Stop blaming the government for the snowstorm.
rightsideofthestate on November 23 at 10:44 a.m.
Drove over from the west side yesterday. White out for at least half the drive. Not much fun.
Itsgodswill on November 23 at 11:24 a.m.
spokanecougar; in absolutely no way does Lewis’ remark blame the government for the snowstorm, genius. Apparently you need to read it again and be smart this time. Come on, put on the ol’ thinkin’ cap.
greenlibertarian on November 23 at 11:35 a.m.
“lewis on November 23 at 7:38 a.m.
I drove my truck to work last night. I was going to take the #45 perry bus to get up to 29th. On my way down i saw the #45 stuck on the Perry hill with a line of cars behind it.
Why do our engineers put stop signs at the top of hills? ”
I’ve ridden the 45 route up to 29th for years. Their normal detour route in snow is to turn west on 16th or 17th, and then left on SE Blvd, to avoid having to stop on the big hill.
liberal_in_right_wing_land on November 23 at 12:02 p.m.
Actually, Itsgodswill, if you re-read Lewis statement you can take that as blaming the government engineers who ARE responsible for deciding where to put stop signs and traffic lights and all that. So apparently it is you who needs to re-read that statement and be smart about it and be be a dick and attack people for your stupidity.
zelda on November 23 at 12:27 p.m.
Thanksgiving and Christmas mark the only times of the year that the Seattle media concern themselves with E. Washington. The sole reason is to report on driving and transportation conditions for the poor souls who have to visit relatives here and could possibly be trapped by unforeseen events east of the Cascades without access to a Whole Foods store.
If you’re out and about, you can spot a West Sider because they’re wearing enough hats, gloves, down parkas and scarves to equip an Arctic expedition. Meanwhile, some Spokanites are driving around in shorts and flip-flops wondering what’s the big deal. I’m staying inside and I’m only mildly miffed that I didn’t get my WSJ today because Snoqualmie was closed.
Itsgodswill on November 23 at 12:31 p.m.
MY stupidity? Lewis was OBVIOUSLY blaming the engineers for bad planning on where to put the signs, I got that much, smart one. Spokanecoug said “stop blaming the government for the SNOWSTORM.” Keyword: SNOWSTORM. Blaming the gov. for bad planning and blaming the gov. for a snowstorm are two TOTALLY different things. Nice try though.
james_l on November 23 at 12:34 p.m.
When my new neighbors from California ask “Is it always this bad during the winter?”, my normal response is “No, normally it is much worse.” This is a great way to pick up houses for less than market value.
cdspokesreader on November 23 at 2:46 p.m.
Since I was on that bus that was stuck last night at Perry & Southeast blvd - the bus had to stop further down the hill then normal because some idiot in a van was trying to fishtail his way up the hill to the stop sign. Three guys had to get off the bus and push the van out of the way. Then we could have possibly backed down to take the detour but cars kept coming up the hill and trying to go past the bus. I agree that is the worst spot for a stop sign in the winter, but most people know that and avoid that intersection. The problem I see is that people forget how to drive in the snow every year and the one’s with the 4 wheel drive are the worst on icy roads.
lewis8457 on November 23 at 2:55 p.m.
spokanecougar so sorry i asked a question maybe you have the answer oh great one.
there a quite a few hills with stop signs at the top of them in this town and there is nothing done to them.
But that is me complaining about our government is it cougar? That is OK for you to have a opinion not me, let me guess you voted for Obama?
And you don’t even have a opinion you just like to attack. Does that show your lack of intelligence? Yep!
monkeyman on November 23 at 3:43 p.m.
ALERT: Silver lining - some people won’t have to bear with the relatives who may have to cancel travel plans :)
zelda on November 23 at 3:50 p.m.
Vermeil lining — the snow and sub-zero temps will kill off the ants and spiders that invaded my house all spring, summer and fall. I hate those bugs.
Spokane_Citizen on November 23 at 4:32 p.m.
Lewis, I hate to give you the bad news that the only places that don’t sometimes have stop signs at the top (or bottom) of hills are in the flatlands. Most of the road grids, and particularly main thoroughfares, especially in the older parts of any community, originated as wagon and horse trails….often on ridges or the edges of valleys and gullies…which follow the natural lay of the land. As feeder streets were developed, they very naturally enter the higher traffic thoroughfares at sometimes disadvantageous angles and elevations. A city is built on layers and remnants of the past.
Your silly comments always amaze, and entertain, the hell out of me.