Wilkeson sends pleas to D.C. as rural bridge closure cuts off tourism lifeline

Wilkeson sends pleas to D.C. as rural bridge closure cuts off tourism lifeline

(The Center Square) – After hand-delivering over 100 letters to Washington, D.C., Pierce County Councilmember Dave Morell says emergency grants could save a historic mining town that the state left out to dry. Washington State Route 165 leads hundreds of…

Potential Blue Ridge Parkway closure raises concerns in High Country communities

BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY — Local leaders and business owners are raising alarms over a planned closure of the Blue Ridge Parkway between Blowing Rock and Linville later this year. They cite potential devastating economic impacts and urge the National Park…

Western Washington Town Faces Isolation After State Closes Fairfax Bridge

WILKERSON, WA – After hand-delivering over 100 letters to Washington, D.C., Pierce County Councilmember Dave Morell says emergency grants could save a historic mining town that the state left out to dry. Washington State Route 165 leads hundreds of thousands of tourists to Mount Rainier National Park every year. The highway stretches through Wilkeson to one of the few entrances, but not before crossing a 103-year-old bridge the state closed last…