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In this photo taken Oct. 4, 2018, Interstate 90 traffic passes beneath a wildlife bridge under construction on Snoqualmie Pass, Wash. The stretch of highway crossing the Cascade Mountains cuts through old-growth forest and wetlands, creating a dangerous border for wildlife, everything from an elk down to a small salamander.

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I-90 upgrades
April 27, 2023 4:11 p.m.

I-90 upgrades

Construction coming to east-west thoroughfare vital for Washington travel, economy.

GRANT COUNTY — Travel along I-90 between Ellensburg and North Bend through Snoqualmie Pass will be interesting for the next few years as the Washington State Department of Transportation prepares for the next phase of improvements to the eastbound section of the interstate and replaces the Vantage Bridge. “It’s the primary east-west corridor for the state,” said Madison Scully, a design project engineer with WSDOT, during a Moses Lake City Council meeting on Tuesday. “It’s very important for the state.” ...