Date:  Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Contact: Kelly Stowe, WSDOT Communications, 360-357-2716

PORT ANGELES – After a two-month closure, drivers and local residents can once again travel SR 112 near Joyce. The roadway reopens at 9 a.m., Thursday, March 12.

Today, the finishing touches are being put on a temporary one-way road that reconnects a damaged section of SR 112 at the West Twin River Bridge.

Crews built a 14-foot-wide gravel roadway to allow one-way, alternating traffic through the area. Each direction of SR 112 is signed, alerting motorists of one-way traffic and a reduced speed limit of 25 mph.

The $90,000 temporary roadway, constructed by WSDOT maintenance crews, is funded by the Federal Highways Administration. Project costs include material, equipment, labor and roadway maintenance until a permanent fix is made.

SR 112 closed Jan. 8 when a massive slide buckled the pavement and dropped the roadway as much as 8 feet in some places. For safety reasons, crews could not access the area until recently.

WSDOT is working on design and funding possibilities for a permanent solution.

Photos of slide damage online: www.flickr.com/photos/wsdot/sets/72157612323544615/.

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