Update: As of Wednesday at 6 a.m., Duthie Hill Road is open, according to the city of Sammamish. Puget Sound Energy crews were able to clear the fallen power lines overnight. There are no other significant road closures throughout the city.
Update: As of Tuesday at 6:40 p.m., it is still unclear when Duthie Hill Road will reopen, according to the city. City staff asked Puget Sound Energy to prioritize the issue, but due to widespread problems throughout the region, PSE is unsure when necessary staff and equipment will be available.
Update: As of Tuesday at 4 p.m., Puget Sound Energy and city crews are diverting traffic on Duthie Hill Road due to a fallen tree and power line. The road is still closed in both directions near 266th Avenue Southeast. Drivers are detoured along Southeast Issaquah-Beaver Lake Road, East Beaver Lake Way Southeast and onto Southeast Belvedere Way. The Belvedere Way gate is open for drivers to move in and out of the Troassachs neighborhood.
Strong winds knocked over trees and power lines impacting traffic along Duthie Hill Road in Sammamish twice Tuesday, according to the city of Sammamish.
The road closed after the second incident Tuesday afternoon and remained closed to traffic until early Wednesday morning.
Puget Sound Energy crews were on scene near 270th Avenue Southeast Tuesday afternoon removing the tree.
Crews diverted traffic on Duthie Hill Road to Southeast Issaquah-Beaver Lake Road, East Beaver Lake Way Southeast and onto Southeast Belvedere Way. The Belvedere Way gate was open for drivers to move in and out of the Trossachs neighborhood.
Earlier in the day, around 10 a.m., crews reduced Duthie Hill Road traffic to one lane just west of the Trossachs neighborhood due to a fallen tree. Crews removed the obstacle and two-way traffic resumed before 11 a.m., according to the city.
One city alert sent out Tuesday warned residents the winds were likely to continue knocking down trees, which it did.
There were numerous other issues the Tuesday storm caused, including downed trees on the 4000 block of East Lake Sammamish Parkway Southeast at 8 a.m., on Issaquah-Beaver Lake Road at 256th Avenue Southeast at 9 a.m., and 245th Avenue Southeast, just north of Southeast 24th Street, at 11:45 a.m., according to the city.
A lot of debris and branches were on Issaquah-Fall City Road between Issaquah-Pine Lake Road and Issaquah-Beaver Lake Road around 11 a.m.
Orange cones were reported floating down Eastlake Sammamish Parkway in front of Sammamish Landing at 10 a.m.
A tree knocked over a power line closing Southeast 30th Street near the 247th Avenue Southeast intersection shortly after 11 a.m.
In the 22100 block of Northeast Ninth Place a street light fell over and shattered around 11:30 a.m.