Update for October 3, 2008
For the week of September 29th through October 3rd the Contractor’s focus was on culvert installations, drilling, and slope work.
During the day for the week of October 6th through October 10th the Contractor will continue to work on generating and placing rip rap, installing culverts, and continuing slope work. At night this week there will be drilling operations going on starting Monday, the 6th through Thursday night within the 4+880 +/- to 5+000 +/- area to generate additional quantities of rip rap.
For those of you planning on visiting the area to camp, hunt, fish, and/or just to enjoy the area, the Salmon River 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.
Here is an average week of the fall / winter schedule at a glance:
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For the detailed schedule for October, click on the ‘October 2008 Schedule’ in the orange TRAVEL INFO section above.
Here is the schedule for the week of October 6th to October 10th at a glance


Installing 1800mm (6 ft.) culvert at 4+004.

Continuing the culvert installation at 4+004.

Drilling under the lights at 4+870 +/-.

More drilling under the lights at 6+450 +/-.
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