PORT ANGELES — Lower Elwha Klallam tribal and state officials reached a preliminary agreement Thursday to begin archeological assessments that could lead to resumption of work at the Hood Canal Bridge graving yard.
The assessments could begin as early as midweek, but construction of the $17 million graving yard will remain stopped until survey work is complete.
Excavation on the 22.4-acre site on the Port Angeles waterfront was stopped by Transportation officials Aug. 26 following the discovery of Native American remains.
“We are still several weeks out before construction could resume and construction restarting depends on what is found,” said Linda Mullen, Transportation’s director of communications.
“There is so much we cannot know until we know exactly what is on the site.”
If everything works out, construction could restart in October, Mullen said.
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