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Hurricane Ridge will Reopen this Saturday!
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15 years 11 months ago - 15 years 11 months ago #190538
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Hurricane Ridge will Reopen this Saturday! was created by Gary_H
The repairs to the road are completed and the Park is planning to reopen the road this Saturday (as long as the weather cooperates).
This extensive repair was completed in a remarkably short period of time. Park Superintendent Karen Gustin did an excellent job of getting an emergancy repair contract approved quickly. The contractor was able to complete the work slightly ahead of the origional schedule.
The ski area will be open both days, so if you're so inclined, come up and play in the snow with us.
Here is the Parks official press release.
Gary
Olympic National Park News Release
February 25, 2010
For Immediate Release
Barb Maynes 360-565-3005
Hurricane Ridge Road to Reopen Saturday; Port Angeles-based Bruch & Bruch Completes Job One Week Early
As long as weather allows, the Hurricane Ridge Road will reopen this Saturday, February 27 at 9:00 a.m. Entrance fees will be waived for all visitors traveling to the Ridge this Saturday and Sunday. The road has been closed since January 18 when a slope below the roadway slid downhill, taking with it most of both travel lanes along a 100-foot long section of road. The road closure was just below Heart O’the Hills entrance station, about five miles south of Port Angeles.
“We are extremely pleased to once again welcome visitors to Hurricane Ridge, and to help celebrate, we are waiving entrance fees to Hurricane Ridge for the weekend, ” said Olympic National Park Superintendent Karen Gustin. “I am very grateful to Bruch & Bruch, to park staff and to our Federal Highways partners for all they did to reopen the road in only five weeks.”
“The importance of Hurricane Ridge to our local and regional community cannot be overstated, and we are also very grateful for the public’s understanding and patience as we worked hard to reopen the road,” said Gustin.
The contract to repair the Hurricane Ridge Road landslide was awarded to contractor Port Angeles contractor Bruch & Bruch Construction Incorporated on February 22; work began very soon thereafter and continued twelve hours each day from Monday through Saturday. About 30 North Olympic Peninsula workers were employed on the repair project. The total repair cost was initially estimated to reach $2.8 million. The final price is considerably less, at approximately $2.17 million. “Not only was the project finished a week early, it came in under budget,” said Gustin.
The Hurricane Ridge Ski Area will be open this weekend, weather permitting, with both the beginner and intermediate rope tows in operation. The Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center information desk will be staffed and a guided snowshoe walk will be offered at 2:00 p.m.; anyone interested in participating in the snowshoe walk should sign up in advance at the information desk.
The Hurricane Ridge snack bar and ski shop will be closed this weekend, and ski or snowshoe rentals will not be available. These services are scheduled to reopen the weekend of March 6 and 7.
Weather permitting, Hurricane Ridge Road is open Friday through Sunday each week during the winter; the downhill ski area and snack bar/ski shop are scheduled to be open Saturdays and Sundays.
Before actual repairs could begin, the contractor first removed over 2,000 truckloads of the fine-grained fill that led to the slope failure and installed a larger culvert. Once the culvert was in place, they brought in over 1,300 truckloads of rock and gravel to create a firm foundation for the road.
For information about visiting Olympic National Park, people may consult the park's website at www.nps.gov/olym or call the Olympic National Park Visitor Center at 360-565-3130. The recorded Road and Weather Hotline is updated throughout the day with changes and can be reached by calling 360-565-3131.
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This extensive repair was completed in a remarkably short period of time. Park Superintendent Karen Gustin did an excellent job of getting an emergancy repair contract approved quickly. The contractor was able to complete the work slightly ahead of the origional schedule.
The ski area will be open both days, so if you're so inclined, come up and play in the snow with us.
Here is the Parks official press release.Gary
Olympic National Park News Release
February 25, 2010
For Immediate Release
Barb Maynes 360-565-3005
Hurricane Ridge Road to Reopen Saturday; Port Angeles-based Bruch & Bruch Completes Job One Week Early
As long as weather allows, the Hurricane Ridge Road will reopen this Saturday, February 27 at 9:00 a.m. Entrance fees will be waived for all visitors traveling to the Ridge this Saturday and Sunday. The road has been closed since January 18 when a slope below the roadway slid downhill, taking with it most of both travel lanes along a 100-foot long section of road. The road closure was just below Heart O’the Hills entrance station, about five miles south of Port Angeles.
“We are extremely pleased to once again welcome visitors to Hurricane Ridge, and to help celebrate, we are waiving entrance fees to Hurricane Ridge for the weekend, ” said Olympic National Park Superintendent Karen Gustin. “I am very grateful to Bruch & Bruch, to park staff and to our Federal Highways partners for all they did to reopen the road in only five weeks.”
“The importance of Hurricane Ridge to our local and regional community cannot be overstated, and we are also very grateful for the public’s understanding and patience as we worked hard to reopen the road,” said Gustin.
The contract to repair the Hurricane Ridge Road landslide was awarded to contractor Port Angeles contractor Bruch & Bruch Construction Incorporated on February 22; work began very soon thereafter and continued twelve hours each day from Monday through Saturday. About 30 North Olympic Peninsula workers were employed on the repair project. The total repair cost was initially estimated to reach $2.8 million. The final price is considerably less, at approximately $2.17 million. “Not only was the project finished a week early, it came in under budget,” said Gustin.
The Hurricane Ridge Ski Area will be open this weekend, weather permitting, with both the beginner and intermediate rope tows in operation. The Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center information desk will be staffed and a guided snowshoe walk will be offered at 2:00 p.m.; anyone interested in participating in the snowshoe walk should sign up in advance at the information desk.
The Hurricane Ridge snack bar and ski shop will be closed this weekend, and ski or snowshoe rentals will not be available. These services are scheduled to reopen the weekend of March 6 and 7.
Weather permitting, Hurricane Ridge Road is open Friday through Sunday each week during the winter; the downhill ski area and snack bar/ski shop are scheduled to be open Saturdays and Sundays.
Before actual repairs could begin, the contractor first removed over 2,000 truckloads of the fine-grained fill that led to the slope failure and installed a larger culvert. Once the culvert was in place, they brought in over 1,300 truckloads of rock and gravel to create a firm foundation for the road.
For information about visiting Olympic National Park, people may consult the park's website at www.nps.gov/olym or call the Olympic National Park Visitor Center at 360-565-3130. The recorded Road and Weather Hotline is updated throughout the day with changes and can be reached by calling 360-565-3131.
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