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Duckabush: Project will
elevate U.S. 10]. highway
continued from page 1
The project will reconnect the river
to neighboring floodplains and wet—
lands by niodifying local roads, elevat—
ing U .S. Highway 101 onto the estuary-
spanning bridge and reconnecting his-
torical channels.
“To give a visual of the impact, the
current channel openings -« bridges —
combined are equal to 289 feet,” Hood
Canal Executive Director Mendy Har-
low wrote in an email to the Journal.
“The post—project channel opening will
be 1,613 feet, five football fields long.”
The restoration activities are mostly
on public land at the Duckabush Wild-
life Area Unit, managed by WDFW. Ac-
cording to the department, the project
will: .
I Improve habitat for fish and wild-
life, including Hood Canal summer
chum and Chinook salmon, a main food
source for endangered southern resi-
dent killer whales.
I Reduce seasonal flooding in the
area, benefiting public and private
property.
I Provide a modern highway design
that meets current safety standards.
I Create about 1,300 jobs.
I Establish a wildlife corridor under
the highway to improve habitat connec-
tivity for bear, elk and other animals,
and reduce wildlife—vehicle collisions.
The shoulders will be widened
alongside U.S. 101. The intersection
at Duckabush Road will be redesigned
and a left turn lane added from north-
bound U.S. 101 onto Duckabush Road.
Public parking will be added next to
Duckabush Road at the north end of
the bridge to provide access to the wild-
life area.
This summer, Mason PUD #1 will
begin off—site work to move utilities out
of the future construction work zone.
According to Harlow, the Hood Ca-
nal Salmon Enhancement Group has
been working since 2015 to acquire
properties in the project footprint. In
2019, the Belfair-hased group secured
the funding for the design of the U.S.
101 bridge. '
“Since HCSEG is a grassroots non-
profit organization with a lot of volun—
teers and connections in the commu-
nity, we are also responsible for the
public outreach for the project," Harlow
wrote.
The group is hosting five Duckabush
Estuary education tours this spring and
summer at 2:30 pm. the last Wednes-
day of each month starting May 29.
“These tours will highlight project
information and focus on the multitude
of terrestrial and aquatic species that
depend on the Duckabush Estuary for
survival,” Harlow wrote.
The Duckabush River Estuary
Project will reconnect the river to
neighboring floodplains and wet-
lands by modifying local roads, el-
evating U.S. Highway 101 onto an
estuary-spanning 1,613-foot-long
bridge, removing two bridges and
reconnecting historical channels.
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