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Traffic Delays Coming To Olympic National Park

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April 6, 2019

Road work on Highway 101 along Crescent Lake in Olympic National Park will cause traffic delays/NPS file

Traffic delays are coming to a corner of Olympic National Park later this month as road work resumes on Highway 101 at Lake Crescent.

Beginning April 15 and continuing until May 23, four-hour delays are scheduled on the highway from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays. This series of four-hour daytime delays is necessary to complete the work to restore the road width near milepost 229 by constructing a Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) retaining wall, according to park staff.

These longer delays are not permitted during the busy summer season between Memorial Day and Labor Day.During these four-hour periods, Highway 101 eastbound from Forks will be open to the turn for Barnes Point where Lake Crescent Lodge is located. Highway 101 westbound from Port Angeles will remain open up to mile marker 232/East Beach Road. Travelers to and from the western side of the peninsula can use State Route 112/113 as an alternate route during the delay.

Outside of the scheduled four-hour delays, drivers should continue to expect up to half-hour delays during weekday work hours.

Drivers can find updates and maps of the project area with current project information on the park website at go.nps.gov/LCHwy101Project. The Federal Highway Administration website for this project is available at https:/flh.fhwa.dot.gov/projects/wa/lake-crescent/.

For information in real-time, check the WSDOT Traffic Alert website at https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/trafficalerts/.

Strider Construction resumed road work on the Lake Crescent section of Highway 101 in mid-March. The work for 2019 includes completing the guardrail replacement, restoring the road width near milepost 229, paving the final 2-1/2" wearing surface, striping, and sign replacement. 

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