FORKS – Travelers along Highway 101 south of Forks can expect some delays for the next couple of summers. Beginning Monday, March 4, travelers will see a new work zone at the Jefferson-Clallam county line for a multi-year project to improve fish passage under the roadway.

Contractor crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will start building a temporary bridge to keep people moving around the work zone.

Travelers will see one-way alternating traffic while crews build the temporary bridge. When it’s finished, a temporary signal will alternate travelers on the single-lane bridge. Starting March 6, the speed limit will be lowered in the area to 25mph until fall of 2026 when the project is complete.

Crews will build a new 175-foot-long girder bridge to replace an outdated culvert that blocks fish migration in May Creek. May Creek is a tributary to the Bogachiel River.

May Creek potentially supports coho, Chinook, winter steelhead, coastal cutthroat and resident trout.

Another fish project will affect travel on US 101 in Jefferson and Clallam counties this summer. The US 101/Northwest US 101 – Remove Fish Barriers project will replace outdated culverts at five locations. Initial work will begin mid-March for one of the sites on US 101 about 6 miles northeast of Ruby Beach. Travelers will see single lane alternating traffic briefly this spring. Construction will begin at all five locations this summer.

WSDOT will provide more information on this project when construction schedules are finalized.

(WSDOT photo; May Creek culvert)