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Washington State Department of Transportation – NEWS
Olympic Region – P.O. Box 47440 - Olympia, WA 98504-7440 – 360-357-2600
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 30, 2025
Contacts: Olympic Region <mailto:ORFeedback@wsdot.wa.gov> , communications, 360-357-2600
Major construction completed on US 101 between Sequim and Gardiner
Effort removed barriers to fish movement, rebuilt creeks at six locations
SEQUIM – Crews have completed major construction efforts on a multi-year project to improve fish movement. The work removed barriers to fish under US 101 in Jefferson and Clallam counties.
The estimated $144.8 million project <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwsdot.wa.gov%2Fconstruction-planning%2Fsearch-projects%2Fus-101-jefferson-and-clallam-counties-fish-barriers-remo
ve-fish-barriers/1/0100019c102ee462-4795ff3c-7339-4d48-9d02-e161b31f09a6-000000/rQ-DLpfyolTWBejjV0XpIaDF6DfTbLEngxICGNIafos=442> balanced the need for keeping people moving while excavating
entire sections of the highway.
Work began in summer 2023 at Eagle Creek near Gardiner <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fflic.kr%2Fp%2F2rMzBWx/1/0100019c102ee462-4795ff3c-7339-4d48-9d02-e161b31f09a6-000000/3fxbSKK5Ji
1ihqoE96CPTvQKhQujj7QF_EaXzsiCQT8=442> . Crews removed aging culverts that fish could not navigate at a total of six locations. Replacing these outdated culverts with new structures
opens up a combined 15 miles of potential habitat for fish.
The Washington State Department of Transportation kept people moving during the work by building temporary two-lane bypass roads.
While people used the bypass roads, crews dug through the roadway in each location. At five locations, workers built new bridges <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fflic.kr%2Fs%2FaHBqjAR
dmb/1/0100019c102ee462-4795ff3c-7339-4d48-9d02-e161b31f09a6-000000/bGusVHhYgrB1nOOTSyGUZeubY26STzZExbz9Znrxm_s=442> . The sixth location received a larger culvert. The project also included
rebuilding streams to help fish at all life cycles.
The work is part of WSDOT’s commitment to remove barriers to fish under state highways. Since 1991, WSDOT has worked to improve fish passage <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwsdot.wa.
gov%2Fconstruction-planning%2Fprotecting-environment%2Ffish-passage%2Fimproving-fish-passage/1/0100019c102ee462-4795ff3c-7339-4d48-9d02-e161b31f09a6-000000/6OrHRjZqJjDvjsA9ylJLk4HCpcXGqdL0dSHbfIpB9FM
=442> and foster healthy waterways by removing barriers under the highway. In addition to WSDOT’s ongoing work to correct statewide barriers, a 2013 federal court injunction requires
the state to correct barrier culverts to salmon and steelhead within the injunction area in western Washington.
Stream work
Crews rebuilt streambeds at each location. Workers installed logs and root wads in the stream. Both provide refuge and resting areas for fish. Native plants were also installed.
The plants provide important nutrients and shade. Workers finished landscaping and final touches in mid-December.
Minor work remaining
When the weather is warm and dry enough, crews will return to make a repair to the roadway near Blyn. Until that time, travelers are encouraged to reduce their speed to 35 mph in the
Blyn area near Chicken Coop Road.
For the most up-to-date information, check the WSDOT app <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwsdot.wa.gov%2Ftravel%2Fmobile-app-and-social-media/1/0100019c102ee462-4795ff3c-7339-4d48-9d0
2-e161b31f09a6-000000/MujoXhZVAUmm-svYd0e4JXhizBXddbtyG6WxpRW-ZxA=442> and statewide travel map <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwsdot.com%2FTravel%2FReal-time%2FMap%2F%3Flayers=traf
fic-flow,alert,camera%26extent=-123.14,48.02,-123.04,48.12/1/0100019c102ee462-4795ff3c-7339-4d48-9d02-e161b31f09a6-000000/9ZtPq-r7vS_yeONf5EgHr64oimYGJCdrRGhHiOp-z98=442> .
Hyperlinks within the release:
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Project: wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/search-projects/us-101-jefferson-and-clallam-counties-fish-barriers-remove-fish-barriers <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwsdot.wa.gov%2Fc
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Eagle Creek near Gardiner: flic.kr/p/2rMzBWx <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fflic.kr%2Fp%2F2rMzBWx/2/0100019c102ee462-4795ff3c-7339-4d48-9d02-e161b31f09a6-000000/9wyiHLD0w9V38fZUxTc
aLTm2Bixg1qK16luJmcePLCU=442>
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New bridges: flic.kr/s/aHBqjARdmb <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fflic.kr%2Fs%2FaHBqjARdmb/2/0100019c102ee462-4795ff3c-7339-4d48-9d02-e161b31f09a6-000000/_juBVh38Hs-0QyW0QeypbBIa9tz
xhIJ3svGvUQ7znDo=442>
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Improve fish passage: wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/protecting-environment/fish-passage/improving-fish-passage <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwsdot.wa.gov%2Fconstruction-plann
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WSDOT app: wsdot.wa.gov/travel/mobile-app-and-social-media <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwsdot.wa.gov%2Ftravel%2Fmobile-app-and-social-media/2/0100019c102ee462-4795ff3c-7339-4d48-
9d02-e161b31f09a6-000000/bBGnPpjqNSR-GEcoxt7XQuEom0qZOQNTil4JKm-djEE=442>
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Statewide travel map: wsdot.com/Travel/Real-time/Map/?layers=traffic-flow,alert,camera&extent=-123.14,48.02,-123.04,48.12 <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwsdot.com%2FTravel%2FReal-t
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