Each winter, WSDOT closes the narrow section of road with sharp curves and steep slopes and it becomes part of the Mt. Baker ski area’s terrain.
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A signed detour will direct traffic around the closure via Rockport Cascade Road.
A driver reportedly suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries.
A 35mph speed limit is in place over a 4-mile section.
The unknown vehicle crossed the centerline and struck the motorcycle.
Aid personnel attempted life-saving measures but declared the bicyclist deceased at the scene.
The car was t-boned by a southbound motorcycle.
The next assessment to consider reopening the highway is not expected until Monday, August 19th, at the earliest.
Initial reports from the scene were of a 2-vehicle T-bone crash.