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Eastbound I-90 back open after multiple crashes

Jan 6, 2026, 5:31 PM | Updated: 6:18 pm

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Eastbound I-90 is closed near North Bend. (Photo courtesy of WSDOT via KIRO 7)

(Photo courtesy of WSDOT via KIRO 7)

Eastbound I-90 is back open after it was closed at milepost 47, between North Bend and the summit, KIRO Newsradio confirmed.

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) reported the closure just before 5 p.m. Tuesday.

The road was closed due to multiple crashes.

Washington State Patrol Trooper Rick Johnson stated, via X, that there were no major injuries.

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