North Cascades Highway still under thick debris in spots as slide cleanup continues

Parts of State Route 20 through the North Cascades remained buried this week under as much as 10 feet of debris after a mudslide swept across the road earlier this month.

Cleanup efforts are ongoing but there is no plan yet for when the road could reopen.

Lauren Loebsack, a spokesperson for the Washington State Department of Transportation, said crews have encountered some “sizable rocks” that have slowed the clearing project, which involves the removal of an estimated 7,000 tons of material.

From the west, the closure begins at milepost 148 and extends to milepost 157, near the Easy Pass trailhead.

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