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Washington State Department of Transportation – NEWS
Northwest Region – 15700 Dayton Avenue – Shoreline, WA 98133 – 206-440-4000
TRAVEL ADVISORY
Sept. 25, 2024
Contact: Madison Sehlke, communications, 360-899-0042
SR 542 east of Glacier daily road closures planned Sept. 30 to Oct. 3 for winter preparations
GLACIER – State Route 542/Mount Baker Highway will close for seasonal maintenance and winter preparation beginning at 7 a.m. Monday, Sept. 30, near Six Mile Chain up Area (milepost 39).
Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews will perform early winter maintenance, such as clearing catch basins and ditches, removing hazardous or dead trees,, making guard rail repairs and sweeping shoulders.
Closure details
- From 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, Monday, Sept. 30, until Thursday, Oct. 3, crews will close SR 542 near the Six Mile chain up Area (mileposts 39 to 54) for maintenance.
- People who wish to travel beyond the closure points during n on closure hours are permitted to do so at their own risk. T hey must be past milepost 54 before 7 a.m. and will not be permitted back through the closure point until after 4 p.m.
Reminder, the road to Artist Point on State Route 542/Mount Baker Highway closes for the season in the late fall or early winter. The timing of the closure is dependent on the season's first significant snowfall.
People can find real-time updates for the full road closure by checking the WSDOT Mountain Pass page, Travel Map and X/formerly Twitter @wsdot_north.
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