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US 97A Will Be Closed From 8:30 A.m. To 12:30 P.m. From Milepost 223 To Milepost 230 At The Knapps Hill Tunnel, Just South Of Chelan, Due To Tunnel Inspection And Maintenance Work. There Is A Detour Available Using SR 971 Over Navarre Coulee And South Lakeshore. Motorists Traveling Between Wenatchee And Chelan Are Encouraged To Use US 2/97 On The East Side Of The Columbia River.
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Oct 7, 7:04 AM PDT
updated Oct 7, 7:04 AM PDT
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Roads And Transit
Reported by Washington State Department of Transportation, not yet confirmed.
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US 97A will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. from milepost 223 to milepost 230 at the Knapps Hill Tunnel, just south of Chelan, due to tunnel inspection and maintenance work. There is a detour available using SR 971 over Navarre Coulee and South Lakeshore. Motorists traveling between Wenatchee and Chelan are encouraged to use US 2/97 on the east side of the Columbia River. · Washington State Department of TransportationOct 7, 7:04 AM PDT
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