SR 116 is closed to all travelers between Shotwell Place and Chimacum Creek Drive, with a detour via Rhody Drive (State Route 19), Irondale Road, and Chimacum Road. Work on the closure is for a fish passage project, with the closure effective July 30, 2026, and expected to end November 15, 2026.
SR 116 Closed for Fish Passage Project
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- ✓SR 116 Closed for Fish Passage Project“116 [31 mi from Olympic Peninsula]: SR 116 is closed to all travelers between Shotwell Place and Chimacum Creek Drive. The highway will remain closed around the clock. Detour via Rhody Drive (State Route 19), Irondale Road and Chimacum Road. Expect alternating traffic leading up to the closure. Work is for a fish passage project.”
- ✓SR 116 closure begins July 30, 2026, with detour via Rhody Drive. Work runs through November 15.“116 [31 mi from Olympic Peninsula]: SR 116 is closed to all travelers between Shotwell Place and Chimacum Creek Drive. The highway will remain closed around the clock. Detour via Rhody Drive (State Route 19), Irondale Road and Chimacum Road. Expect alternating traffic leading up to the closure. Work is for a fish passage project. Effective: Jul 30, 2026, 1:04 PM Expected end: Nov 15, 2026, 5:00 PM”
- ✓SR 116 is closed to all travelers between Shotwell Place and Chimacum Creek Drive, with a detour via Rhody Drive (State Route 19), Irondale Road, and Chimacum Road. Work on the closure is for a fish passage project, with the closure effective July 30, 2026, and expected to end November 15, 2026.“116 [31 mi from Olympic Peninsula]: SR 116 is closed to all travelers between Shotwell Place and Chimacum Creek Drive. The highway will remain closed around the clock. Detour via Rhody Drive (State Route 19), Irondale Road and Chimacum Road. Expect alternating traffic leading up to the closure. Work is for a fish passage project.”
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WSDOT highway construction and road closures within 50 miles of Olympic Peninsula — 10/28/2026: 116 [31 mi from Olympic Peninsula]: SR 116 is closed to all travelers between Shotwell Place and Chimacum Creek Drive. The highway will remain closed around the clock. Detour via Rhody Drive (State Route 19), Irondale Road and Chimacum Road. Expect alternating traffic leading up to the closure. Work is for a fish passage project. Effective: Jul 30, 2026, 1:04 PM Expected end: Nov 15, 2026, 5:00 PM 112 [40 mi from Olympic Peninsula]: Travelers will see temporary traffic lights and single-lane alternating traffic around the clock on SR 112 between Clallam Bay and Sekiu. The speed limit is reduced to 25 mph from milepost 15.75 to milepost 16.05. Find out more about this landslide repair work on the project webpage. Effective: Aug 13, 2026, 8:59 AM Expected end: Nov 21, 2026, 6:00 AM 101 [44 mi from Olympic Peninsula]: Travelers should expect one-way alternating traffic controlled by a signal 24 hours a day on US 101 at the Hoh River Bridge. Effective: Sep 2, 2026, 2:26 PM Expected end: Sep 15, 2028, 2:45 PM 020 [44 mi from Olympic Peninsula]: The temporary speed limit on eastbound and westbound SR 20 is 40 mph near Campbell Lake Road (mileposts 45.48 to 46.62) during a six-month settlement period. An advisory speed of 30 mph is posted through a curve where banking was removed. Construction of a new roundabout at the intersection will resume in spring 2027. Effective: Sep 4, 2026, 8:25 AM
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