Hoodsport, WA: Road repairs on Staircase Road are set to begin Thursday, March 28 and will last for up to eight weeks. The road will reopen to vehicles by Friday, May 24 in time for Memorial Day weekend.
The contract includes pavement rehabilitation, culvert replacement, paving of the overflow parking area, chip sealing of the campground, striping, sign replacement, and conduit installation.
For public and worker safety, the road is closed to vehicles and pedestrians at the park boundary until the work is completed.
The $1.3 million road rehabilitation project is a partnership between the National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration. The contract was awarded to Washington State contractor Conway Construction Company, Inc. of Vancouver, WA.
For current road and travel information, visitors should consult the park website at www.nps.gov/olym and call the recorded Road and Weather Hotline at 360-565-3131.
Tags: road work
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
