OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK — Roadwork is planned on Olympic National Park roads in the Sol Duc, Lake Crescent, Heart o’ the Hill and Hurricane Ridge areas beginning Monday.
Drivers should expect delays of up to 15 minutes.
Intermountain Slurry Seal Inc. of Reno, Nev., was awarded a $3.9 million contract by the Federal Highway Administration to complete the two-phase project.
Work will be done on weekdays only, with the entire project completed by Oct. 7.
Phase One
Phase One work, including crack sealing and pavement patching, will begin Monday and continue through early August.
The slurry sealing process will take place throughout August and September.
Work will move from area to area each week, limiting travel impacts to five consecutive days in each location.
Roads will be reduced to one travel lane while the contractor is working, and flaggers and pilot cars will be on-site to assist with traffic.
Here is a timeline of work scheduled during Phase One:
■Monday through next Friday, July 15 — Pavement patching along Sol Duc Road and in the Sol Duc campground and Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort.
■July 18-22 — Pavement patching in Fairholme Campground, Camp David Jr. Road, Lake Crescent Lodge area and Log Cabin area.
■July 25-29 — Pavement patching in Lake Crescent Lodge area, Heart o’ the Hills Campground and Hurricane Ridge Road.
■Aug. 1-5 and Aug. 8-12 — Crack sealing along Sol Duc Road.
Phase Two work will begin Aug. 8. It will include microsurfacing pavement preservation, striping and new signage.
Schedule information about Phase Two will be released as it becomes available, the park said.
For current road and travel information, see www.nps.gov/olym or call the recorded Road and Weather Hotline at 360-565-3131.
