Update for August 1, 2008

For the third week in a row culvert installations have been the main focus of the Contractor on the Salmon River Road project.  Again, these installations have been located between the Elk Ranch and Short’s Bar. 

The road may have changed since your last visit, so please be cautious and patient when traveling through the construction area and abide by the signs placed for your safety, and everyone else’s safety also.  When the Contractor is working at night please watch for the flaggers and the pilot car that are there for the safety of all.

Here is the summer schedule at a glance:

Time Delay
9 p.m. to 6 a.m. 2-hour delays
6 a.m. to 4 p.m. open road
4 p.m. to 9 p.m. 30-minute delays

 

For the detailed schedule for August, click on ‘August 2008 Schedule’ in the orange TRAVEL INFO section above.

Construction Photo
Contractor placing a type 1 catch basin at 4+345 +/- right

Construction Photo
Compacting material during culvert installation under the lights.
One employee to the other; “If we had another compactor, I’d help don’t you know”.

Construction Photo
Heading upriver for a rafting adventure

The hot summer months pose specials hazards not only for outdoor workers, but also for the “fun-in-the-sun” crowd.  Click on the following website for summer hazard information:

http://www.foh.dhhs.gov/NYCU/summerhazards.pdf

 

Gary Wrightman
Project Engineer
Western Federal Lands Highway Division
Federal Highway Administration

If you would like to provide a comment, click here: salmonriver@mail.wfl.fhwa.dot.gov