Blasting resumes on Snoqualmie Pass I-90 project

Published 3:00 pm Thursday, May 12, 2011

HYAK — The state Transportation Department resumed blasting Wednesday night at Snoqualmie Pass for a project to widen Interstate 90 on the east side of the summit.

The department says drivers could be delayed up to an hour as the blasting continues between 7 and 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursd

ays.

The Seattle Times reports the $551 million project will widen a five-mile stretch from four to six lanes. It should be completed in 2016.