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STEVE ROARK Asst. Regional Administrator US 101 Elwha River Bridge Feb. 20, Feb. 21, 2018 CHRIS BRUNING, Elwha Project Manager Port Angeles Project Engineer MOVING FORWARD
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Page 1: US 101 Elwha River Bridge - wsdot.wa.gov · 1926 - 3-span, 388-foot concrete arch bridge built 1927 - Glines Canyon Dam built 1954 - Widened 20-foot bridge to 28 feet 2012 – Elwha

STEVE ROARKAsst. Regional Administrator

US 101 Elwha River Bridge

Feb. 20, Feb. 21, 2018

CHRIS BRUNING, Elwha Project Manager Port Angeles Project Engineer

MOVING FORWARD

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Bridge History

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1913 - Elwha Dam built

1926 - 3-span, 388-foot concrete arch bridge built

1927 - Glines Canyon Dam built

1954 - Widened 20-foot bridge to 28 feet

2012 – Elwha Dam removed

2014 – Glines Canyon Dam removed

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Changing River ConditionsNov. 14, 2014 Dec. 3, 2014

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Resultant Erosion

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Ongoing Monitoring

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Tilt meters Crack meters Water flow Visual observations

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Imaging

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Pier Protection

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Design Progress

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Proposed Alignment

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Parking, water access

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Estimated project timeline

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Year 1 construction. Mobilize, preliminary road/bridge work, first fish window for in-water work.

Open bridge to traffic by fall 2020

0 - 12 months*

Celebrate!

Contractor hired

Contract ad and award. Begin constructionsummer 2019.

Current work

Bridge design, environmental, land acquisition, permitting, programming.

12 – 18 months*Year 2 construction. Bridge structure, associated roadway work, second fish-window to finalize in-water work.

Timeline contingent on acquiring NEPA, easements, permits

*If conditions require WSDOT to close the existing bridge for public safety, we will choose the most expedient method to re-establish passage across the Elwha River. That may result in a change in bridge design and location.

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Staying informed

1-888-633-4005 (Elwha River Bridge hotline)

ElwhaRiverBridge.com

GovDelivery/Granicus (self-subscription service)

Traditional/social media

@wsdot_Tacoma

facebook.com/wsdot (wsdot.wa.gov)

wsdot/blog.blogspot.com (wsdot.wa.gov)

Youtube.com/wsdot

On-line comment form

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Other upcoming construction

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Questions

Claudia Bingham Baker Olympic Region Communications [email protected]