The Odessa Record -

VALLEY – Travelers who use State Route 231 between the town of Valley (MP 71.9) and the junction at US 395 (MP 75.15) are encouraged find alternate routes.

Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 8 SR 231 will fully close to the traveling public for crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation to repair damage to the roadway.

The roadway has had a single lane restriction north of the town of Valley since Jan. 27, 2020, due to the roadway sinking away from the hillside. Crews installed two signals on either side of the failing slope to allow a single lane of alternating traffic to travel through the area.

The emergency contract work being done will address the failing roadway and once again stabilize it to allow for two lanes of traffic to travel through the area. The full closure is scheduled to run from Tuesday, Sept. 8 through Thursday, October 8.