Update for October 31, 2008
For the week of October 27th through October 31st 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 November 3rd through November 7th the Contractor will continue to work on installing culverts, excavation and drilling shoring anchors at Wall #10, and small blasting operations to generate rip rap.
The Contractor will only be working nights on Wednesday November 5th and Thursday November 6th. See schedule below for road opening / closure times.
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 for November 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 November 3rd to November 7th at a glance:
* Note that the Friday road opening is at 3:00pm this week. *
Looking back on line at the Wall 10 location from road elevation.
9+631 +/- to 9+430 +/- left
Looking at the Wall 10 location from across the Salmon River
Continuing the rip rap placement at 4+950 +/- left
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