PORT ANGELES, Wash. – Hurricane Ridge Road in Olympic National Park is going to be closed to the public for 5 weeks starting this month while a road crew makes some safety improvements.
Work will begin next Tuesday, September 6, and they’ll wrap it up on October 27. But the road will only be closed from September 16 to October 21.
During this time, Obstruction Point Road, where it intersects with Hurricane Ridge Road, will close completely for the rest of the season.
So, the last day of summer operations at the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center will be Thursday, September 15.
As for the work they’ll be doing; the $1.7 million project will include widening Obstruction Point Road to provide a safe vehicle width. And along Hurricane Ridge Road, a reinforced soil slope wall will be installed to secure unstable soils near the roadway. Electrical and fiber optic lines in the work area will be relocated as well.