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Failed culvert forces closure of portion of major road east of Lacey

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A portion of State Route 510 near Lacey will be closed until further notice after a culvert failed beneath the roadway.

According to an April 24 news release from the Washington state Department of Transportation, the culvert blew at milepost 6 between Old Pacific Highway Southeast and Rockcress Drive Southeast. That portion of SR 510 is also known as Pacific Avenue.

WSDOT maintenance crews closed the highway to make repairs. There’s no timeline for when the road will reopen, and travelers will need to use alternate routes for the time being.

This story was originally published April 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM.

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Ty Vinson covers the City of Olympia and keeps tabs on Tumwater and other communities in Thurston County. He joined The Olympian in 2021. Before that, he earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism at Indiana University. In college, he worked as an intern at the Northwest Indiana Times, the Oregonian and the Arizona Republic as a Pulliam Fellow. Support my work with a digital subscription
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