US 97 Traffic

• US Route 97 Accident Reports
• US Route 97 Weather Conditions

DOT Accident and Construction Reports

• Road maintenance operations are occurring. Watch for areas of wet paint.

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• A landslide has occurred on the frontage road. Crews will be working to clear the boulders

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Miscellaneous Serious

• Road construction is occurring causing minimal delay to traffic. Use caution and watch for

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

• Starting on Monday, April 22, contractor crews will utilize daytime and nighttime single l

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

US 97 News Reports

• Chip sealing underway near Othello, Royal City next

  • Washington
  • Wenatchee
  • US 97

  • source: Bing
  • 9 views
  • May 03, 2024 00:02am
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  Additional chip seal work is scheduled for U.S. Highway 97 between Tonasket and Oroville in Okanogan County, according to a press release from the Washington Department of Transportation. Crews will ... Read More

• How can I prevent heatstroke?

  • Washington
  • US 97

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • May 01, 2024 07:19am
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  Wednesday is National Heatstroke Prevention Day and, with temperatures in the DMV reaching as high as 90 this week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has tips to keep you and ... Read More

• US opens investigation into Ford crashes involving Blue Cruise partially automated driving system

  • Washington
  • US 97

  • source: Bing
  • 8 views
  • Apr 28, 2024 5:00pm
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  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation ... and it monitors drivers to make sure they pay attention to the road. It operates on 97% of controlled access highways ... Read More

• Details on Severe Lafayette Chain-Reaction Crash Between Vehicles, Pedestrian Pumping Gas

  • Washington
  • Monitor
  • US 97

  • source: Bing
  • 9 views
  • Apr 27, 2024 3:26pm
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  A series of collisions on Verot School Road in Lafayette led to a victim being thrown into a fuel pump by his own vehicle. Read More

• Major Roadway Closure in Lafayette Following Severe Vehicle Crash Involving Pedestrian

  • Washington
  • Monitor
  • US 97

  • source: Bing
  • 5 views
  • Apr 27, 2024 11:19am
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  Lafayette police say three people were injured, one in critical condition, after a major vehicle crash involving a pedestrian. Read More

• Crash slowing Highway 97 at Bailey Road

  • US 97

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Apr 26, 2024 5:30pm
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  Drivers say there has been a serious crash on Highway 97 at Bailey Road in Vernon. A caller to Castanet says he observed a vehicle turning at the intersection get t-boned at high speed at ... Read More

• Sunnyside man, 88, killed in crash with semi-truck near Toppenish

  • Washington
  • Toppenish
  • US 97

  • source: Bing
  • 8 views
  • Apr 26, 2024 10:35am
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  Washington State Patrol troopers say a Sunnyside man was killed Thursday afternoon when he failed to yield to an oncoming semi-truck. Read More

• Crack sealing may result in traffic delays throughout Columbia Basin

  • Washington
  • Wenatchee
  • US 97

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Apr 25, 2024 6:58pm
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  Drivers traveling through the Columbia Basin and North Central Washington have another reason to build in a little extra time to the trip between now and mid-June. Washington State Department of ... Read More

• Washington woman killed in Highway 44 rollover crash ID'd

  • Washington
  • Goldendale
  • US 97

  • source: Bing
  • 4 views
  • Apr 24, 2024 3:18pm
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  A Wenatchee, Washington woman died in the crash reported April 15 on Highway 44 near Old Station, the Shasta County Coroner's Office confirmed on Wednesday. Celeste Rochilli Torres, 52 ... Read More

• Kiwanis Club cleans up highway

  • Washington
  • Goldendale
  • US 97

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Apr 24, 2024 07:57am
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  On Saturday, April 20, the Kiwanis Club of Goldendale, with a big assist from volunteers from First Security Bank, picked up litter on a 2.5-mile stretch of Highway 97, collecting ... Read More

• Woman killed, crashed into creek in Okanogan County

  • Washington
  • US 97

  • source: Bing
  • 6 views
  • Apr 21, 2024 08:12am
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  Washington State Patrol says a 27-year-old woman was not wearing a seatbelt when she killed in a crash Saturday afternoon east of Tonasket. Read More

• Single-car crash turns deadly as vehicle plunges into river

  • Washington
  • US 97

  • source: Bing
  • 5 views
  • Apr 15, 2024 05:56am
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  CHELAN, Wash. - A person was killed in a single-car crash Sunday night on State Highway 97 after driving over an embankment and landing in the Columbia River. Read More

• Driver injured by flying brake drum in Orondo car crash

  • Washington
  • Orondo
  • US 97

  • source: Bing
  • 5 views
  • Apr 12, 2024 5:00pm
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  Washington, Friday afternoon. The Orondo Fire Association said they responded to reports of a car crash on Highway 97, just south of the Beebe Bridge. Arriving units found a damaged pickup truck ... Read More