SEKIU – It was announced late Friday afternoon that after a 200-day closure of State Route 112 due to extensive winter landslide damage, a long-awaited moment for Olympic Peninsula travelers has finally arrived.
Crews reopened the remaining 2 miles of the Strait of Juan de Fuca Highway (SR 112) in Clallam County on Friday afternoon. The signed detour using US 101 and SR 113 has been removed.
Repairs to all six locations required crews to close the highway for nearly 7 months. The $1.4 million emergency repair contract was awarded to Scarsella Bros, Inc. Clearing work to reopen the highway began in May. The project was completed on time and on budget.
Crews removed approximately 600 truckloads of dirt from the slide sites, installed 105 ground anchors to stabilize the hillside and corrected four damaged culverts as part of this project.
WSDOT maintenance crews will continue to monitor the sites for future ground movement. If another slide or substantial settlement occurs, WSDOT geotechnical engineers will evaluate and recommend next steps as appropriate
(DOT photo taken in May)