PORT ANGELES — The first planned four-hour delay for construction on U.S. Highway 101 at Lake Crescent is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday.
Other four-hour delays are planned the following week, from Tuesday through Thursday, each from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., said Penny Wagner, interim spokeswoman for Olympic National Park.
Work began in the spring on the $27.5 million project to rehabilitate 12 miles of U.S. Highway 101 around Lake Crescent and East Beach Road. The National Park Service and Federal Highway Administration are managing the project.
During the four-hour delays, the turn for Barnes Point where Lake Crescent Lodge, Storm King Information Station, NatureBridge and trailheads are located will be accessible only from Highway 101 eastbound from Forks.
Highway 101 westbound from Port Angeles will be open to East Beach Road near milepost 232.
Due to heavy truck traffic for removal of rock debris Thursday, a pilot car will lead all traffic on Highway 101 between milepost 225 and 228 located west of Barnes Point during this four-hour period, and travelers should expect 15- to 30-minute delays.
During the four-hour delays, Clallam Transit will not run the No. 14 bus around Lake Crescent.
Half-hour delays Mondays through Fridays during work hours — two hours after sunrise to two hours before sunset — will continue through Sept. 23.
Not yet scheduled are planned six‐hour overnight delays from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. Mondays through Wednesdays only. The four-hour and six-hour delays must be announced two weeks in advance, Wagner said.
Maps of the area and access information are available on the park website at http://tinyurl.com/PDN-101delays.
