PORT LUDLOW — A culvert-replacement detour will divert traffic on state Highway 19 and slow traffic on state Highway 104 beginning Tuesday and continuing for 10 days.
Beginning at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Highway 19 will be closed from Egg & I Road to Larson Lake Road.
It will remain closed until 6 a.m. Friday, Sept. 15, the state Department of Transportation (DOT) said in a press release.
Traffic on Highway 19 will be detoured onto Center Road and state Highway 104.
Due to increased traffic at the intersection of Center Road and Highway 104, a temporary traffic signal will be operating.
Local access will be maintained, but no traffic will be able to pass through the construction site.
The speed limit also will be reduced from 60 mph to 35 mph on Highway 104 between milepost 4.08 and milepost 4.62.
Contractor crews working for DOT will replace a culvert at Swansonville Creek.
Additionally, Jefferson County Public Utility District will turn off electricity to 1,800 residential customers in and to the south of Port Ludlow from 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, according to a PUD press release.
The outage is required because the 18-foot three-sided replacement culvert will be moved into position by a high capacity crane that will be working within four feet of the PUD’s main transmission lines.
The outage area extends from Swansonville Road to Highway 104 and south to Shine and Thorndyke roads.
Utility customers east of Highway 19, from the junction of Oak Bay and Paradise Bay roads, will also be impacted.
Affected customers have been alerted by with automated calls and a postcard mailer, the PUD said.
Travelers can sign up for email updates for projects in Clallam and Jefferson counties at https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/WADOT/subscriber/new?topic_id=WADOT_542.
Real-time traffic information is available on the WSDOT app and the travel center map at https://wsdot.com/Travel/Real-time/Map.
Jefferson County PUD graphic
