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Bob Olson Parkway In Kennewick Now Open

Gov. Inslee's office announced Friday the Trump Administration has granted a disaster declaration for 13 Washington state counties, due to the damage caused by the harsh winter, excessive snow, followed by rain, melting runoff and other other factors that caused hundreds of millions in damages.

Gov. Inslee's declaration means state agencies can provide any and all possible assistance, logistical and financial, to help the counties repair roads and other infrastructure damaged by flooding, snow, ice and the harsh winter.

Some farmers North of Pasco are voicing frustration over what they believe are confusing or even misguided road closures in the wake of one of some of the worst winter weather damage seen in years. Roads in the county are like this everywhere, Benton County as well.

One of the harshest winters in years has destroyed or damaged many Benton County roads, some are closed short-term, several probably won't be fixed for months. For those who don't travel into the outlying areas, these pictures are the first visuals of just how hard nature has been.

We have all seen the potholes and buckling roads, now the Commissioners are stepping in.

Now that most of the snow has melted from our roadways I've noticed an awful lot of potholes... why does this happen? Why this year in particular? We had a large of snow dumped on us, when it starts to melt off the water seeps into weaknesses and gaps...

Kennewick and other law enforcement departments were kept busy with a number of accidents caused by slick roads Monday morning.

A failure to yield and slick roads resulted in a collision at 10th and Edison in Kennewick Friday.

A new report released by the Washington State Department of Transportation claims studded tires cause numerous roads -especially I-90 - to deteriorate well before they're scheduled for maintenance.