Infrastructure

Okanogan–Omak Road Closures Begin for Fish Passage Project

Sunday, August 23, 2026

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State Route 9 near Kalloch Road (MP 59) will be reduced to a single lane with alternating traffic through a bypass road for 42 days, starting Aug. 3 and ending Sept. 14. The closure is for fish passage construction on the Nookachamps and Hansen Creeks. WSDOT reports the project aims to improve fish habitat and passage. Drivers should expect delays in the area. The same project also includes a separate traffic control schedule from Aug. 21 through Sept. 3 for alternating traffic on SR 9 near Mount Vernon Big Lake Road (MP 49).

📄 Source: WSDOT — Highway Construction & Closures — https://wsdot.wa.gov/travel/road-construction

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State Route 9 near Kalloch Road (MP 59) will be reduced to a single lane“009: SR 9 is reduced to a single lane near Kalloch Road (MP 59) with a signal alternating northbound and southbound traffic through a bypass road for 42 days, until Sept. 14 for fish passage construction. Expect delays in the area.”
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The closure will be through a bypass road“null”
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The closure will last for 42 days“null”
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The closure will start on Aug. 3“Effective: Aug 3, 2026, 9:02 AM”
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The closure will end on Sept. 14“null”
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The closure is for fish passage construction on the Nookachamps and Hansen Creeks“009: SR 9 is reduced to a single lane near Kalloch Road (MP 59) with a signal alternating northbound and southbound traffic through a bypass road for 42 days, until Sept. 14 for fish passage construction. Expect delays in the area.”
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WSDOT reports the project aims to improve fish habitat“null”
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WSDOT reports the project aims to improve fish passage“009: SR 9 is reduced to a single lane near Kalloch Road (MP 59) with a signal alternating northbound and southbound traffic through a bypass road for 42 days, until Sept. 14 for fish passage construction. Expect delays in the area.”
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Drivers should expect delays in the area“Expect delays in the area.”
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The same project includes a separate traffic control schedule“null”
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The separate traffic control schedule is from Aug. 21 through Sept. 3“null”
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The separate traffic control schedule is for alternating traffic on SR 9 near Mount Vernon Big Lake Road (MP 49)“null”