Around 10 a.m. on Saturday, WSDOT crews reopened U.S. 2 to traffic. The road reopening follows about two weeks of closures due to the Bolt Creek Fire.Around 10 a.m. on Saturday, WSDOT crews reopened US 2 to traffic. The road reopening follows about two weeks of closures due to theOfficials are still working to fully contain the flames, which they estimate are now at 10, 599 acres.Despite crews still working along US 2, the road reopened Saturday morning.
"Business has been down, but we’ve made this so that we’re able to weather, pretty much, any kind of storm. It’ll be nice. It is nice, that traffic has picked back up," said Devon Wetzel.The business sits right along US 2, and Wetzel says a majority of his customers are people driving past. So, the last two weeks have been a challenge."Kittitas Fire was in our parking lot for the better part of a week. So, we just kind of came here.
Wetzel says he feels good he was able to provide some comfort to the crews who were working long days fighting the fire.