Patel said WSDOT hasn’t yet broached the subject of eminent domain, the state’s legal power to seize property. But the agency has taken private property to replace culverts and compensated the ...

The road was repaired and reopened to traffic around 2:45 p.m. WSDOT officials said the Washington State Patrol is investigating the damage done to state property, but WSP said so far no one is in ...