OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Drivers can expect half-hour delays this week on U.S. Highway 101 around Lake Crescent.
Four-hour delays, which were expected to begin April 15, remain on hold. The Army Corps of Engineers permitting is not in place to complete work needed below the ordinary high water mark of Lake Crescent near milepost 229, Penny Wagner, park spokesperson, said last week.
The half-hour delays will be due to guardrail replacement progresses on the east end of the 12-mile project between milepost 232 at East Beach Road and milepost 227.
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/PDNlake crescentrehab.
