HomeMy WebLinkAbout093026 - WSDOT Travel Advisory_ Reminder_ US 101 Hoh River Bridge closure begins at 5 a_m_ Thursday_ Oct_ 1ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them.
Bridge will close around the clock, follow road closed signs
Washington State Department of Transportation
Olympic Region – P.O. Box 47440 – Olympia, WA 98504-7440 – 360-357-2600
TRAVEL ADVISORY
Sept. 30, 2026
Contact: Olympic Region communications <mailto:orfeedback@wsdot.wa.gov> , 360-357-2600
Reminder: Second US 101 Hoh River Bridge closure begins at 5 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1
Bridge will close around the clock, follow road closed signs
FORKS – People who use the US 101 Hoh River Bridge <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwsdot.wa.gov%2Fconstruction-planning%2Fsearch-projects%2Fus-101-hoh-river-bridge-emergency-repair/1
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5 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1.
No vehicle traffic is permitted across the bridge until the span reopens noon, Tuesday, Oct. 6.
The closures allow construction crews to make emergency repairs to the bridge located south of Forks.
Bridge closure schedule:
* 5 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1 to noon Tuesday, Oct. 6
* 5 a.m. Thursday Oct. 8 to noon Tuesday, Oct. 13
Why this is needed
Earlier this summer, bridge engineers found cracks in the beams and steel <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fwsdot%2F55544093202%2Fin%2Falbum-72177720335438687
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US 101 Hoh River Bridge: wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/search-projects/us-101-hoh-river-bridge-emergency-repair <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwsdot.wa.gov%2Fconstruction-plan
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Beams and steel: flickr.com/photos/wsdot/55544093202/in/album-72177720335438687/ <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fwsdot%2F55544093202%2Fin%2Falbum-721777203
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95-year-old bridge: flickr.com/photos/wsdot/albums/72177720335438687/ <https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fwsdot%2Falbums%2F72177720335438687%2F/2/010001a0f3a34
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Travel map: wsdot.com/Travel/Real-time/Map/?layers=traffic-flow%2Cmilepost%2Calert&base=wsdot&extent=-125.28802000366657%2C47.57173969438204%2C-123.5411938317909%2C48.03386684927941&fromLink=true
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