There was a traffic backup stretching nearly 4 miles when the announcement to reopen the lane was made.
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Rain is forecast to begin late tonight and continue through Thursday morning.
Alternate routes around the slide area are either closed or also reported to be impacted by water and/or debris over the roadway.
"Life safety will continue to be our number one priority through this flood event."
The closures are due to the dangers in getting to and from schools due to flooding.
The closure was announced about 1pm today, November 28th, as heavy rains caused surface and river water flooding.
The road was closed in both directions about 12:30pm.
But recent damage to levees and changes to the river channel continue to create uncertainty about what to expect as the river rises this time.
"Persistent rainfall will continue across Western Washington through today, yielding river and areal flooding, as well as the threat for landslides."