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• Crews blasting out better I-90 on Snoqualmie Pass

  August 19, 2010 in Region The sheer magnitude of it is difficult to comprehend, even in person. More than one million tons of rock to be blasted and removed. Three hundred cubic yards of concrete …

• Two killed in head-on collision

  September 19, 2009 in News, City Two Lewiston residents died Saturday when their car collided head-on with another attempting a pass on State Route 127 seven miles south of Dusty, in Whitman County. 10

• High Hopes For Walleye At Liberty

  October 16, 1996 in Sports on Page C4 After a 1995 attempt to stock Liberty Lake with walleye failed, officials with the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife are optimistic that a release last Friday will be …

• Mcrae Creek Road Closed For Repair

  August 7, 1996 in Idaho on Page B3 The U.S. Forest Service is closing the McRae Creek Road in the Fernan Ranger District for the next two weeks for reconstruction. The closed portion begins at County Road 503 …

• Avalanches Close Passes

  February 6, 1996 in City on Page B1 Avalanches sent cascades of snow and rocks onto two major Cascade mountain highways Monday evening, halting most traffic between Eastern and Western Washington. One person was rescued from a slide …

• Panel Backs Funds To Ease I-90 Congestion

  February 6, 1996 in City on Page B3 Drivers tired of tie-ups on Interstate 90 between Sprague Avenue and Argonne Road may get some relief from the Legislature. The House Transportation Committee on Monday added $1 million to …

• Avalanche Closes Road Near Lowman

  December 31, 1995 in Idaho on Page B4 An avalanche Saturday night closed Idaho 21 between the Grandjean Junction and Banner Summit, the Idaho Transportation Department said. The avalanche occurred Saturday night at about 5 p.m. 20 miles …

• Montana Road Will Be Closed For Repair

  July 18, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 Reconstruction and repair of badly damaged sections of the Going-to-the-Sun Road will begin Wednesday night and close the road to through traffic five nights a week, the park said Monday. …

• Steel Arm Helps Bridge Workers Hang Out Repair Crews Eye State’s Bridges From The Bottom Up As They Move From Job To Job

  July 8, 1995 in Idaho on Page B1 A truck with a 60-foot long mechanical arm gripped a bucket-load of workers Friday and dangled them 464 feet above the Moyie River Canyon. Riding the steel arm is the …

• Road Ranking Helps Steer Repairs State Tries To Sink Money Into Stretches With Worst Rating

  June 25, 1995 in Idaho on Page B1 North Idaho drivers may have their own choices for worst roads in the state. But state transportation officials contend the roughest road in North Idaho is a stretch of state …

• Crews Get Back To Grind On Interstate 90 Bumps

  May 13, 1995 in Washington Voices on Page V2 A sign on I-90 near Park Road tells commuters what they probably already know. Photo by Steve Thompson/The Spokesman-Review