Firefighting delays drivers on Blewett Pass - NBC Right Now/KNDO/KNDU Tri-Cities, Yakima, WA |

CHELAN, Wash. -The Washington Department of Transportation has a pilot car leading traffic over a three-mile stretch of US 97 over Blewett Pass. 

The pass is down to one lane as firefighters fight wildfires in the area.

The DOT says drivers can expect delays up to 30 minutes on the pass between milepost 163 and 166.