Update for January 7, 2010
For the week of January 11th to January 15th the Contractor will be working days. The Contractor plans on continuing work (excavation and drilling) at Wall 6 along with continued slope work on the upper end of the project,
There is no night work planned for this week.
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 and temporary traffic signals placed for your safety, and everyone else’s safety also.
Here is a glance at the week of January 11th through January 15th showing the schedule for road openings / closures
Please note that the Contractor will be working on Monday, January 18th which is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (a legal holiday). The roadway under construction will be under the normal road opening / closure schedule this day.
Winter eases a little but there is still ice on the river and snow on the hills
Drilling permanent ground anchors for Wall 6
Gary Wrightman
Project Engineer
Western Federal Lands Highway Division
Federal Highway Administration
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