Short delays to be expected around Lake Crescent

OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Guardrail installation, ditch cleaning and striping of fog lines will continue on U.S. Highway 101 around Lake Crescent this week.

Drivers can expect delays of up to a half-hour during weekday work hours, according to Penny Wagner, Olympic National Park spokeswoman.

Strider Construction Inc. of Bellingham is in its second of three seasons of work in a project to rehabilitate 12 miles of the highway.

The project cost $27.5 million.

Construction seasons are from March through mid-November.

For more information, see tinyurl.com/PDN-lake crescentrehab.

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