US 101 Elw ha River Bridge MOVING FORWARD CHRIS BRUNING, Elwha - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

STEVE ROARK

• Asst. Regional Administrator

US 101 Elw ha River Bridge

• Feb. 20, Feb. 21, 2018

CHRIS BRUNING, Elwha Project Manager Port Angeles Project Engineer

MOVING FORWARD

Bridge History

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 1913 - Elwha Dam built  1926 - 3-span, 388-foot concrete arch bridge built  1927 - Glines Canyon Dam built  1954 - Widened 20-foot bridge to 28 feet  2012 – Elwha Dam removed  2014 – Glines Canyon Dam removed

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Changing River Conditions

• Nov. 14, 2014
• Dec. 3, 2014

Resultant Erosion

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Ongoing Monitoring

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 Tilt meters  Crack meters  Water flow  Visual observations

Imaging

Pier Protection

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Design Progress

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Proposed Alignment

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Parking, w ater access

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Estimated project timeline

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Year 1 construction. Mobilize, preliminary road/bridge work, first fish window for in-water work.

Open bridge to traffic by fall 2020

0 - 12 months* Celebrate! Contractor hired Contract ad and award. Begin construction summer 2019. Current work Bridge design, environmental, land acquisition, permitting, programming. 12 – 18 months* Year 2 construction. Bridge structure, associated roadway work, second fish- window to finalize in-water work.

Timeline contingent on acquiring NEPA, easements, permits

*If conditions require WSDOT to close the existing bridge for public safety, we will choose the most expedient method to re-establish passage across the Elwha River. That may result in a change in bridge design and location.

Staying informed

 1-888-633-4005 (Elwha River Bridge hotline)  ElwhaRiverBridge.com  GovDelivery/Granicus (self-subscription service)  Traditional/social media  @wsdot_Tacoma  facebook.com/wsdot (wsdot.wa.gov)  wsdot/blog.blogspot.com (wsdot.wa.gov)  Youtube.com/wsdot  On-line comment form

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Other upcoming construction

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Questions

Claudia Bingham Baker Olympic Region Communications Manager bakerc@wsdot.wa.gov 360-357-2789