Crew clears Wawawai Road

Rocks which fell just before the new year on Wawawai Road have been cleaned up.

A crew from Whitman County Public Works rented a backhoe with a rock breaker Jan. 10 and moved rocks clear to allow through traffic at the site of the incident two miles from Steptoe Canyon and 12 miles from the Idaho state line.

One lane was closed during the work.

Because of seasonal weight limits now posted on county roads, the rocks were not hauled away, just left on the roadside.

“That went as good as it could,” said Brandon Kruger, operations manager.

With the rocks cleared, Public Works will now consider ins...