Closing Blewitt Pass

[NOCK NOCK]

WTH.

Closing from Sept. 9-14th.....to replace culverts....for safe salmon passage. 
May want to re think Archery elk plans.


https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/us97/blewett-pass/home

[NOCK NOCK]

Map of closure area

https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/us97/blewett-pass/map

[timberfaller]

Any pictures of the Salmon runs they are trying to help save?   

By chance are these being installed, the Whale culverts type??

[Special T]

This is all part of the negotiated  culvert replacement via the lawsuit with the tribes.  I have mixed emotions on this. There was a negotiated ranked replacement schedual. The lawsuit was because the tribes didn't think it was moving quick enough.

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[NOCK NOCK]

This will have a huge impact on archery elk hunting in that area. 

[Mark Brenckle]

If they get the same crew that's doing Hwy 92 in Machais, expect it to take 7 or 8 more days than their plan...

[jstone]

Low bidder

[Dan-o]

That'll mess with some folks' hunt plan for sure.

Good of you to post if for folks.

[Smokey Bear]

It could be a good thing if you get up in the woods at the start of the season . . . and don't plan on coming out until the 14th.  That's assuming they are on schedule and open SR 97 by the 14th.  Could be there longer!  You would have a lot let hunting pressure.

[yakimanoob]

Bad news for your shocks, for sure, but can't you get to most areas you'd be hunting via the forest roads anyway?

That said, I'm with you on the dumb timing.  Wouldn't it make far more sense to do it after the salmon runs are done anyway?

[Cylvertip]

Tumwater Canyon was c!owed on 2 for this yesterday. 

[ridgefire]

Can't you still make it up there going from Cle Elum through Liberty?

[NOCK NOCK]

There are some other ways in......depending on where you want to hunt....but much much longer FS road drive.

Some areas are only accessible via the pass. 

[Calvin Rayborn]

Ridiculous, Grant and Douglas Co been getting hit pretty hard too with all the road work.