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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
April 16, 2023
Contacts: Angela Cochran <mailto:angela.cochran@wsdot.wa.gov> , communications, 360-764-9211
Work starts at five locations along US 101 west of Lake Crescent
Temporary roads keep people moving around multiple work zones this summer
FORKS – Orange work zone signs will later give way to temporary red and green traffic signals. It’s a large part of the efforts to help keep people moving this summer through several
US 101 work zones between Lake Crescent and Ruby Beach.
Contractor crews have begun preliminary work at four locations along US 101 in Jefferson County. Crews will also soon start work at a fifth site on the highway east of State Route 113
near Wisen Creek Road in Clallam County. The project <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3Nkb3Qud2EuZ292L2NvbnN0cnVjd
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668/br/240816307748-l> will remove a total of five barriers to fish passage under US 101 between mileposts 169 and 210.
Culverts at each location will be replaced with structures that allow fish at all stages of life to access spawning and rearing habitat. Once complete, this project will open about 5.7
miles of potential habitat for salmon and other species.
What to expect
Travelers will see daytime one-way alternating traffic on US 101 as crews build a temporary single-lane road at each location. The single-lane roads will keep people moving around the
work zones. Once the temporary road is in place, a temporary traffic signal at each end will alternate traffic one direction at a time. The speed limit will be reduced to 25 mph at
each location.
The temporary roads will remain in place through September. Crews expect to complete work at the four sites in Jefferson County by the end of 2024. The fifth location at milepost 209
in Clallam County will return to two lanes this fall. Crews will return to this area in 2025 to work through summer and complete this project. These sites are all part of a larger effort
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Multiple work zones with signals
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tPA1dStyu7xk/s/716027668/br/240816307748-l> on US 101 at the Jefferson-Clallam county line. Crews are preparing to install a temporary bridge over May Creek <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.e
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is scheduled to be complete by the end of 2026.
Travel tools
While travelers will see a lot of construction around the Olympic Peninsula this summer, WSDOT has tools to help everyone get where they are going. Travelers can sign up for email updates
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Project: wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/search-projects/us-101-northwest-us-101-remove-fish-barriers <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDcsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGlja
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Larger effort: wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/search-projects/us-101-sr-109-grays-harbor-jefferson-and-clallam-counties-remove-fish-barriers <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpb
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May Creek: wsdot.wa.gov/construction-planning/search-projects/us-101-may-creek-vic-dowans-creek-rd-remove-fish-barrier <https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMTAsInVyaSI
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