US 2 closed

If you’re headed very far west in the next month, check before taking U.S. 2. It’s closed just west of Coulee City due to a washout.

The state Department of Transportation says emergency repairs began on July 20 and are expected to wrap up about Aug. 23.

The highway is closed from its junction with SR-17 just west of Coulee City to Farmers, where SR-172 meets it west of Moses Coulee and east of Douglas, in Douglas County.

The fastest route from Grand Coulee to Waterville currently is over SR-174 to SR-17 and Sr-172 through Mansfield.