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Getting around: Online open house previews busy 2024 Olympic Peninsula construction season

‘Know before you go’ when traveling to ocean beaches; Olympic Peninsula

OLYMPIA – This summer, whether heading to the Hoh Rainforest or windswept Pacific Ocean beaches, travelers will see some additional views through the windshield: orange cones and multiple work zones.

From March through fall, the Washington State Department of Transportation will have multiple fish habitat, safety and preservation projects under construction on seven state highways in five counties.

Slow down – lives are on the line. 

In 2023, speeding continued to be a top reason for work zone crashes.

Even one life lost is too many.

Fatal work zone crashes doubled in 2023 - Washington had 10 fatal work zone crashes on state roads.

It's in EVERYONE’S best interest.

95% of people hurt in work zones are drivers, their passengers or passing pedestrians, not just our road crews.