Artist Point update . . .
Artist Point update: Road open to Heather Meadows visitor center
WSDOT News - Judging by all the phone calls and e-mails I’m getting, there are a lot of people itching to get up to Artist Point. It probably has something to do with the 80-degree weather forecast for this weekend. What better place is there to go besides Artist Point to beat the heat? While the road isn’t completely open yet, we have opened the first mile of roadway up to the Heather Meadows visitor center, and the visitor center opened today (Friday, July 23). We still have two miles of roadway left to finish clearing.
I can tell you that after three weeks of work, we’re getting closer to opening, but we still don’t have an exact opening date yet. The opening could come by the end of next week or the first week of August. There are a lot of variables that play into the schedule – equipment breakdowns, weather, crew health, etc. We’ll have a better idea of when we’re going to open later next week.
Crews have cut a rough path through the snow all the way up to the upper parking lot. That’s where the snow was 20 feet deep three weeks ago. The warm weather this weekend to should really help melt away a lot of the snow.
Summer is hot at Baker! – MBVR
The DOT has finally set a goal of this Friday, July 30 to open Artist Point. They’ve cleared the road now it’s just the parking area that needs to be ready for cars.
Lets hope they can do it! Go! DOT! Go!