Following the declaration of a state of emergency, a widely-used overpass near Cle Elum will have to be replaced.

The Bullfrog Road Exit 80 overpass on I-90 was hit Tuesday night

The Kittitas County Board of Directors has released information about the incident, and a follow up. The westbound lanes were affected, when a large semi-truck slammed into the lower portion of the overpass, sending concrete scattered all over the roadway, and exposing rebar supports. According to some reports, the somewhat 'oversize' load had pilot cars accompanying it, but that has not been confirmed by accident investigators.

Gov. Bob Ferguson on Thursday declared a state of emergency, allowing the repairs to quality for Federal relief funds. Demolition of the old overpass began Thursday night, and hopefu

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