Date:
Friday, August 19, 2005
Contact:
Becky Hixson, Communication Manager, (360) 704-6308
SHINE - Washington State Department of Transportation officials remind motorists that the State Route 104 Hood Canal Bridge closes at 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21. The bridge will reopen by 4 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 25. However, the Olympic Peninsula remains an excellent summer destination for travelers.
Motorists that are not crossing the bridge at 8 p.m. must drive around the Hood Canal. Detailed driving directions and additional bridge closure "survival tips" can be found online at www.hoodcanalbridge.com.
Travelers have several options for reaching Clallam and Jefferson counties.
* The Port Ludlow Chamber of Commerce (www.portludlowchamber.org), in cooperation with Jefferson Transit, Kitsap Transit, the Port of Kingston, Port Ludlow Associates, and the Inn at Port Ludlow, is sponsoring a Port Ludlow to Kingston free passenger-only ferry.
* Kenmore Air (800-543-9595 or www.kenmoreair.com) flies roundtrips between Boeing Field and Port Angeles Airport.
* Charter Mountain High Aviation (800-595-7640 or www.mountainhigh-aviation.com) offers charter flights to Port Angeles.
* Olympic Bus Lines (360-417-0700 or www.olympicbuslines.com) offers shuttle service between Port Angeles and Seattle destinations.
* Black Ball Coho (www.cohoferry.com) and Victoria Express (www.victoriaexpress.com) offer ferry service between Port Angeles and Victoria, B.C.
* Washington State Ferries (www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries) is offering additional service on the Port Townsend/Keystone route.
Detailed construction progress updates will be posted on-line throughout the closure at www.hoodcanalbridge.com. Project information also will be available by calling 877-595-HCB2.
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