Travelers should plan for 45-minute delays as crews repave sections of Chumstick Highway near Plain starting Aug. 10

PLAIN – A busy summer of road work awaits this community on the northwestern edge of Chelan County starting with a five-day travel delay from Aug. 10 to 14.

Contractors with the Washington State Department of Transportation will repave sections of a 19-mile stretch of road from south to north, starting in Leavenworth and ending just outside of Plain.

A pilot car will guide travelers through the work zone. Delays up to 45 minutes are expected from 6 a.m.- 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10 through Friday, Aug. 14.

After the WSDOT paving project is complete, Chelan County has plans to build a retaining wall at Beaver Hill starting Aug. 28.

For current travel updates, visit WSDOT’s real-time travel map.