Traffic slowed on Highway 101 near Quilcene

Published 1:30 am Saturday, April 8, 2023

QUILCENE — Travelers on U.S. Highway 101 north of Quilcene in Jefferson County will want to plan extra time for their trips during the next four months.

Beginning Friday, travelers found around-the-clock, one-way alternating traffic controlled by a signal on U.S. Highway 101 about 5 miles north of Quilcene at Leland Creek.

Contractor crews working for the state Department of Transportation shift traffic onto a bypass around the construction zone that will allow crews to begin removing culverts under the roadway that cause barriers to native fish.