According to the Washington Department of Transportation, westbound I-90 is closed in Kittitas County on Monday afternoon as emergency crews attended to a fire near the highway.
Shortly after 4 pm, WSDOT announced the highway had reopened to one lane.
TRAFFIC ALERT!!🚨
— District 6 PIO (@wspd6pio) August 17, 2026
Westbound I90 is correctly closed at MP 106 for an active brush fire westbound near MP 91. Eastbound I90 is currently open as of now. Motorists traveling westbound on I90, please use SR 10 as a detour. This will be an extended closer. No ETA of reopening. pic.twitter.com/atkqAORAUh
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