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Emergency repair work to a three mile stretch of US 2 west of Coulee City began Thursday morning. Hurst Construction, LLC is the contractor for the project that will rebuild slopes and roadway and install new guardrail and permanent striping after a severe storm event the afternoon of Monday, July 10 caused a washout of the highway west of the junction of Moses Coulee Road.

US 2 remains closed between milepost 163 (junction of US 2 and SR 172 near Farmer) and milepost 187 (junction of US 2 and SR 17 west of Coulee City). This closure will remain in place through the emergency repairs, which is scheduled to take 30 working days. Travelers are reminded not to pass closure points and should use SR 17 north to SR 172 or SR 17 south to SR 28 as an alternate route. Detours add between 30-45 minutes of travel time, depending on time of day. Travelers are reminded to remain alert for agricultural traffic and plan for limited services. Access is still available to Jameson Lake Resort.

Updates for the emergency repairs will be shared on the WSDOT real time travel map and on Twitter at @WSDOT_East.