PYSHT, WASH. – WSDOT announced Friday that the first of two emergency slide repair projects has wrapped up on SR 112 in Clallam County.
After nine weeks of construction, the DOT HAS reopened 112 at milepost 32 near Jim Creek.
Heavy rains caused the highway to drop four feet last November. New work included clearing fallen vegetation, excavating the roadway 20 feet below grade and installing drainage before paving the roadway.
Further west, crews reopened SR 112 at milepost 15.8 near Clallam Bay to alternating travel in March. But just hours before it was scheduled to fully reopen, the highway dropped four inches in the eastbound lane. The highway is currently open to two-way traffic with the eastbound lane being unpaved for about 80 feet.
Through late June, crews will install a new surface culvert at the site to move water more efficiently and complete final paving. Once that work is complete and the eastbound lane paving is done, crews will officially reopen the highway to two-way travel.
(WSDOT photo shows storm damage at Jim Creek)