Construction Activities and Upcoming Work

This week, Interwest Construction, Inc. (ICI) continued delivering material and pre-assembling dolos-log bundles for the Engineered Log Jams (ELJs). Friday, July 15 marked the start of the allowable in-water work window in the Hoh River and ICI resumed constructing the Engineered Log Jams where they left off last summer, at MP 4.

Construction of these ELJs will continue downriver for roughly 1500 ft. at this location. This work will take place over the next month and a half until the in-water work window ends on Aug. 31. At the Tower Creek bridge, ICI constructed the formwork and rebar for the bridge diaphragms and the deck curbs.

Impacts to Traffic

• Travelers can expect Temporary Traffic Control Flaggers and/or signals at MP 4 of Upper Hoh Rd for ELJ construction and at MP 7.8 for the Tower Creek Bridge construction.

• Rafters/kayakers/boaters: Please use caution near the active ELJ work areas. Please keep as far left in the river as possible when passing by the ELJs

• Expect delays up to a total of 30 minutes per passage through the project corridor Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

• Olympic National Park and businesses along Upper Hoh Road will remain accessible at all times during construction.

For more information, please visit the project website at: highways.dot.gov/federal-lands/projects/wa/jeff-91420-1