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

US 101 Elw ha River Bridge MOVING FORWARD CHRIS BRUNING, Elwha Project Manager STEVE ROARK Port Angeles Project Engineer Asst. Regional Administrator Feb. 20, Feb. 21, 2018

Bridge History  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 2 2

Changing River Conditions Dec. 3, 2014 Nov. 14, 2014 3

Resultant Erosion 4

Ongoing Monitoring  Tilt meters  Crack meters  Water flow  Visual observations 5

Imaging

Pier Protection 7

Design Progress 8

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Proposed Alignment 10

Parking, w ater access 11

Estimated project timeline Open Timeline contingent on bridge to acquiring NEPA, traffic by easements, permits fall 2020 Contractor Current hired 0 - 12 months* work 12 – 18 months* Bridge design, Year 1 construction. Year 2 construction. Bridge Contract ad environmental, Mobilize, preliminary structure, associated and award. land acquisition, roadway work, second fish- Begin road/bridge work, first Celebrate! permitting, window to finalize in-water construction fish window for in-water programming. work. summer 2019. work. *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 . 12

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Questions Claudia Bingham Baker Olympic Region Communications Manager bakerc@wsdot.wa.gov 360-357-2789 15