Update for October 24, 2008
For the week of October 20th through October 24th the Contractor’s focus was on generating and placing rip rap, slope work, excavation, and minor embankment construction.
During the day for the week of October 27th through October 31st the Contractor will continue to work on installing culverts, excavation, minor embankment construction, utility conduit installation adjacent to Short’s Bar, and drilling operations.
No night work for the week of October 27th through October 31st. The road will be open to public traffic 6:00pm through 8:00am.
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:
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 27th to October 31st at a glance:
* Note that the Friday road opening is at 3:00pm this week. *
Lowering the grade at the first entrance to Short’s Bar.
Same grade at first entrance to Short’s Bar…………just a little lower.
Drilling high on a rock face.
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