Travel Alert: Expect delays on Cooper Mountain Road

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Road Alerts: Dec. 1 Seasonal Closures: Oklahoma Gulch Road near Entiat (from milepost 0 to 3.49) and Mountain Home Road in Leavenworth (at its intersection with Duncan Road) close on Dec. 1 to thru traffic.

Every year, the two roadways, along with Horselake Road in Wenatchee, are closed from Dec. 1 to April 1 to protect the primitive roads from the recurring periods of freezing and thawing that can damage the roadway. Roads also may be closed to protect wintering herds of mule deer. Horselake Road was closed early on Nov. 15 because of wet, slippery conditions.

Drop-off Saturday is December 2

Household Hazardous Waste Facility: It’s drop-off Saturday on Dec. 2 at the Chelan County Moderate Risk Waste Facility. If you are a Chelan County resident and need a Saturday drop-off date, bring your household hazardous wastes by this Saturday.

The Moderate Risk Waste Facility is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and then the first Saturday of every month. The facility is located at 3612 Highway 97A in Wenatchee. For a list of items you can – and cannot – take to the facility, go to our website.

Winter (Snow!) Preparation

Snow season is just around the corner here in Chelan County. We typically suspend our Road Construction and Maintenance Update during the winter because road crews are heavily focused on snow removal. Look for that to end at the end of November and pick back up in late February or early March.

We will continue to reach out when we have major snow events, or in anticipation of major snow events. Or when we need to share snow removal policy reminders.

While the county road crew is prepping for snow season (it has already started in some parts of the county), please remember to use the following resources:

  • The Chelan County Snow Removal Policies is available on our website.
  • Also, on our Maintenance webpage is a GIS map showing snowplow priority routes around the county. Those priority routes also are available for download. Please learn what priority route you live on, or those routes that you use frequently.
  • Refresh yourself with snowplow etiquette on our Public Works blog.
  • If you have a snow removal concern, please use our Service Request page. Your concerns will be forwarded to the appropriate road district foreman.
  • Keep up on Chelan County Public Works news on our Facebook page, or via the communications page for those who aren’t on Facebook.

Maintenance plans may change with weather conditions or equipment difficulties. Visit the Public Works website, where the weekly road maintenance information is regularly updated.

District 1 (Wenatchee)

The crew will be doing snow and ice control as needed as well as brushing and cleaning shoulders.

District 2 (Cashmere)

The crew will be doing snow and ice control as well as repairing potholes across the district and ditching on Mission Creek Road near Cashmere.

District 3 (Leavenworth)

The crew will be doing snow and ice control as needed as well as brushing and cleaning shoulders.

District 4 (Entiat)

The crew will be doing snow and ice control as needed as well as brushing and cleaning shoulders.

District 5 (Chelan)

Crews will be doing shoulder work on Cooper Mountain Road. Motorists should plan for one-lane, flagger-controlled traffic in the work zone, with minor traffic delays. 

The crew also will be doing shoulder work on Union Valley Road (no expected delays), brushing across the district and doing snow and ice control as needed.