CLALLAM BAY – After weeks of recurring storms, safety considerations, design work and permitting, there is good news for Olympic Peninsula travelers between Neah Bay and Sappho.

Beginning Monday, Jan. 31, Washington State Department of Transportation’s emergency contractor, Scarsella Brothers will begin site preparations to reopen State Route 112 at milepost 15.8 near Clallam Bay. Through a $1.3 million emergency contract, crews will remove 40,000 cubic yards of debris from the road, rebuild a portion of the highway, stabilize the adjacent slope, conduct drainage and guardrail repairs, erosion control and hillside seeding. The highway will remain closed during construction.

A landslide closed the site on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021.

Travelers will continue to follow a temporary bypass route around the slide via Eagle Crest Way until repairs are complete

The Nov. 15 storm that hit western Washington had a significant effect on the Olympic Peninsula, closing US 101 and State Routes 112, 113 and 110 in multiple locations.