state route 17

Drivers on State Route 17 north of Soap Lake will soon see a reduction to traffic impacts from a rock scaling project along the highway. Beginning Monday, March 25, contractor crews with the Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) will discontinue the use of extended closures within the work zone...

Troopers say the teenager was traveling southbound at about 8:15 when he lost control on a curve, causing the car to overturn and come to a rest on its top.

A semi hauling doubles full of fuel rolled on the highway

Two men have injuries following a drive-by shooting that led to a vehicle crash in Moses Lake on Sunday afternoon. The Grant County Sheriff's Office says the incident occurred on State Route 17 (SR-17) at around 4:45 p.m. between Grape Drive and Patton Boulevard...

Emergency repairs are now underway on a three-mile section of U.S. Highway 2 approximately 19 miles east of Waterville. The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced they have retained Hurst Construction, LLC of East Wenatchee to handle the project, which began Thursday morning (July 20). ...

The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) is still in the process of securing a contractor to conduct emergency repairs on U.S. Highway 2 (U.S. 2) approximately 19 miles east of Waterville. The DOT began their search late last week after a section of the highway was washed away and rendered impassable by a mudslide last Monday (July 10)...

The Washington State Department of Transportation (DOT) is taking the initial steps necessary to repair a damaged section of U.S. Highway 2 in Douglas County. A 24-mile stretch of the road is currently closed from the junction of State Route 172 (SR-172) at Farmer east to the junction of State Route 17 (SR-17) near Coulee City due to a mudslide that washed out a portion of the highway on Monday...

Troopers say a 2013 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck driven by 62-year-old Liliana Villafana of Ephrata was southbound on State Route 17 when it stopped at a stop sign, but then drove into the intersection of State Route 28 and hit the front end of an eastbound 2014 Toyota Prius driven by 49-year-old Naomi Paszeicz.

Troopers say 61-year-old Troy Wilson of Benton City was northbound on SR 17 about a mile north of Othello when his 2015 Nissan Altima left the roadway to the right, went into a ditch and came to a rest against a fence.