Update for June 10, 2010
The Summer road opening / closure schedule started Monday, May 17th.
For the week of June 14th to June 18th the Contractor will be working nights to complete patching and finishing the Wall 3, Wall 6, and Wall 10/11 river side concrete faces, continued subgrade work, and continuing culvert work.
The Contractor will be working this week from 4:00pm through 6:00am – Monday through Thursday night
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 June 14th through June 18th showing the schedule for road openings / closures:
High water surrounds Island Bar – Monday, June 7th
High water slowly dropping as the week progresses – Thursday, June 10th
Contractor’s crew checking culvert length at Wall 6 location
UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS
Riggins Hot Summer Nights
July 23 & 24, 2010
Phone: 208-628-3615 Contact Email: ontheconfluence@yahoo.com
The Annual Talent Show will be held on Friday, followed by dancing. Saturday things really heat up in the Riggins City Park with food, a beer garden (both nights) and dancing under the stars to live music.
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