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Washington State Department of Transportation – NEWS
Olympic Region – P.O. Box 47440 – Olympia, WA 98504-7440 – 360-357-2600
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Aug. 29, 2022
Contact: Cara Mitchell <mailto:cara.mitchell@wsdot.wa.gov> , communications, 360-357-2703
One, two, three – newly completed construction lets fish swim free north of Kalaloch
Crews swap culverts for bridges at three creeks, continuing WSDOT’s efforts to remove barriers to fish under state highways
KALALOCH – Barriers to fish begone. Crews are wrapping up work to remove fish barriers at Steamboat Creek north of Kalaloch in Jefferson County.
On Monday, Aug. 29, contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation removed the one-way alternating traffic signal on US 10 at milepost 12.6 near Kalaloch.
Since early July, the temporary signal directed travelers around the work zone while crews removed the remainder of an old box culvert and improved the streambed.
This signals the end of a project to remove barriers to fish migration at three creeks under portions of US 101. Fisher, Harlow and Steamboat creeks used to flow through culverts under
portions of the highway, but often those older culverts were too small and impeded fish travel. Crews replaced each culvert with new bridges over the waterways, which allow more space
for fish to move through the water. Workers also improved streambeds to assist all life cycles of fish.
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