Work on a culvert-replacement project south of the Hoh Ox Bow Campground has wrapped up sooner than expected, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
Officials said work on …
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Work on a culvert-replacement project south of the Hoh Ox Bow Campground has wrapped up sooner than expected, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
Officials said work on the fish-barrier correction project on US 101 was finished several weeks ahead of schedule.
Crews will restore one lane in each direction beginning 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28 when they remove the temporary signal.
People traveling still should expect to see occasional alternating one-way traffic controlled by flaggers as minor items are wrapped up in the work zone.
The temporary reduced speed limit of 40 mph will remain in place until all work is finished.
Once all work is complete, the speed limit will resume to 55 mph.
The $3.3 million project included removing and replacing of an outdated, 5-foot-wide, 55-foot-long culvert between the Hoh River and an unnamed tributary, according to the WSDOT.
The old culvert was a barrier to fish and had a substantial water drop that stopped fish from continuing upstream.
“I’d like to thank travelers for their patience as our crews completed this important work,” said WSDOT Port Angeles Project Engineer Dan McKernan.
According to WSDOT, the culvert was roughly 60 percent passable for fish before the project started, and bull trout, steelhead, coho and cutthroat salmon have been identified at the location.
Crews replaced the culvert with a 16-foot-wide, 60-foot-long, concrete box-culvert in the creek.
Officials said the culvert project will potentially give a 2-mile habitat gain for the fish.
