OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Workers continue to make repairs on U.S. Highway 101 around Lake Crescent this week while awaiting permits for work needed below the ordinary high-water mark of the lake.
The Olympic National Park website on the three-year 12-mile project, which is in its final year, said that four-hour delays, originally scheduled for April 15, are on hold until further notice.
Drivers can expect half-hour delays on the west end of the project near Fairholme Store and throughout the project as work zones shift, said Penny Wagner, Olympic National Park spokeswoman.
A pilot car will guide traffic within work areas with alternating lanes.
Work hours are restricted to two hours after sunrise to two hours before sunset.
Once four-hour delays begin, they are expected to be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays for several weeks but long delays are not permitted during the busy summer season between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
Strider Construction Inc. of Bellingham is the contractor for the $27.5 million project.
The project is being managed collaboratively by the Federal Highway Administration and the National Park Service.
For more information, see https://tinyurl.com/PDNlakecrescentrehab.
