Date:
Friday, January 14, 2005
Contact:
Lloyd Brown, Communication Manager, (360) 357-2789
PORT ANGELES – WSDOT officials today announced that arrangements had been completed for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe to conduct a ceremony at the Hood Canal Bridge pontoon and anchor construction site in Port Angeles on Saturday, January 15, 2004. Construction at the site recently was terminated because of difficulties presented by a larger number of unexpected tribal ancestral burials discovered during the project. The site was purchased by WSDOT for the construction project in 2003 from the Port of Port Angeles.
The ceremony will involve workers, including members of the Tribe, who participated in archaeological and other construction activities at the site, including the removal of burial remains. Secretary of Transportation Doug MacDonald and other WSDOT officials have been invited. Mr. MacDonald also expects to visit with officials at the Port of Port Angeles and the City of Port Angeles during the course of the day.
For more information on the Hood Canal Bridge project, visit www.hoodcanalbridge.com or contact Lloyd Brown, communication manager, at (360) 357-2789.
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