Update for April 10, 2009
For the week April 13th through April 17th, the Contractor plans on finishing the excavation @ Wall 10, continuing construction @ Wall 7, and working on culvert outlets and/or installing utility vault as time permits.
There will be no night work this week. The roadway will be open to the public 6:00pm to 8:00am.
There is no work on Friday, April 17th and the road will be open to the public.
The Salmon River Jet Boat Races are here!! The road will beopen to trafficwithno delays between Thursday (April 16th) evening at 6:00pm and until Monday (April 20th) morning at 8:00am. Please use extreme caution when traveling through the project area.
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 a glance at the week of April 13th to April 17th showing the “revised” mid-day road opening/closure times
Wall 7 construction continues
Looking at Wall 7 from across the river
For something a little more exciting, and undoubtedly faster than road construction, make sure you plan to attend the 25th Annual Salmon River Jet Boat Races in Riggins, Idaho, April 17th, 18th, and 19th.
http://www.rigginsidaho.com/jet_boat_races.htm
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