Update for June 24, 2010
For the weeks of June 28th to July 2nd and July 5th to July 9th the Contractor will be working nights to complete patching and finishing the Wall 3, Wall 6, and Wall 10/11 river side concrete faces, minor rock hammering at Wall 12 along with continuing culvert work and subgrade work as time permits.
NOTE: On Wednesday evening, June 30th there will be a dust abatement placement between Short's Bar and the Lake Creek Bridge possibly causing minor traffic slowdowns.
With the 4th of July weekend the roadway under construction will be open to public traffic between 6:00am Friday, July 2 through 4:00pmTuesday, July 6th.
For those of you planning on visiting the area to camp, hunt, fish, and/or just to enjoy the area, the Salmon River Road may have changed since your last visit, so please be cautious and patient when traveling through the construction area and abide by the signs and temporary traffic signals placed for your safety, and everyone else's safety also.
Here is a glance at the weeks of June 28th through June 2nd and July 5th through July 9th showing the schedule for road openings / closures:
Road widening efforts continuing in the Wall 12 area
With warm dry weather comes continued dust control efforts on the project
UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS
Riggins Hot Summer Nights
July 23 & 24, 2010
Phone: 208-628-3615 Contact Email: ontheconfluence@yahoo.com
The Annual Talent Show will be held on Friday, followed by dancing. Saturday things really heat up in the Riggins City Park with food, a beer garden (both nights) and dancing under the stars to live music.
Gary Wrightman
Project Engineer
Western Federal Lands Highway Division
Federal Highway Administration
If you would like to provide a comment, click here: salmonriver@dot.gov