washington department of transportation

The roadway was closed between Skykomish and Grotto from noon until 2 p.m. while crews removed hazardous trees and other debris.

U.S. Highway 2 is back open in the Skykomish area after having been shut down twice in recent weeks because of close by wildfire activity. A four mile stretch between the Creek Tunnel and the ranger station reopened Thursday evening at 7 after closing down late Monday night...

U, S. Highway 2 remains closed in the North Cascades for what's now the 12th day in a row because of the Bolt Creek Fire, which has been burning close by. The holdup to reopening the highway is unstable trees on slopes next to the roadway...