US 101

CANCELED: The closure scheduled to begin 8 a.m. Monday, May 6 has been canceled. It will be rescheduled to a later date.

Plan for 31-mile detour during fish habitat job

KAMILCHE – Travelers using a section of State Route 108 west of Kamilche are encouraged to plan for an extended around-the-clock closure.

‘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.

QUILCENE – It was a busy summer in Jefferson County opening habitats for local fish. Two big projects, one on US 101 and the other on State Route 104 and SR 19, have wrapped up.

Around-the-clock road closure near McCleary begins after Labor Day

SHELTON – Preliminary work starting in August on State Route 108 in Mason County will lead up to major construction scheduled to begin in September on the highway. The work is part of the Washington State Department of Transportation’s ongoing effort to remove barriers to fish passage under state highways.

Plan for extra travel time starting 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13

BLYN – US 101 travelers between Jefferson and Clallam counties are encouraged to plan ahead to help prevent long delays during an upcoming weeklong lane closure.

The highway will be reduced to one-way alternating traffic from 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, through the evening of Friday, Aug. 18. There also will be a reduced speed limit on US 101 from 55 mph to 25 mph between Knapp Road and Diamond Point Road, or milepost 273.93 to milepost 274.79.

Work includes a traffic signal and temporary speed reduction on SR 104 at Center Road

QUILCENE – Travelers heading out along the Hood Canal on US 101 in Jefferson County should take note of a culvert-replacement detour beginning Monday, July 31, and lasting for 22 days.

Beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, July 31, US 101 will close a few miles north of Quilcene from Leland Valley Road to Leland Cut Off Road. The road will remain closed until 7 p.m. Monday, August 21.

Travelers should plan for lane reductions, delays Aug. 13-18 between Gardner and Sequim

SEQUIM – A multi-year project that will correct six culverts under US 101 in Jefferson and Clallam counties to improve fish passage and migration in the area is now underway.

The week of July 10, construction crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will begin mobilizing equipment into a work zone on US 101 between Diamond Point/Chicken Coop Road and Guilles Road/Knapp Road at Eagle Creek in Clallam County.

Travelers will use 23-mile detour July 9-31 while crews remove multiple fish passage barriers in Grays Harbor County

HOQUIAM – Travelers using US 101 north of Hoquiam are encouraged to plan for extra travel time starting the evening of Sunday, July 9.

Contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will close 2 miles of US 101 between Failor Lake Road and Larson Brothers Road from 8 p.m. Sunday, July 9 to 11:59 p.m. Monday, July 31.

Existing 97-year-old bridge will remain open during the project

PORT ANGELES – The mighty Elwha River will soon have a new bridge spanning its banks. Work began Monday, April 17, on a brand new bridge, which will carry US 101 across the river and keep communities connected.