The National Park Service at Olympic National Park issued a press release today detailing the known damage caused by this winter's storms to several park roads. The news is sobering.
For example the Quinault South Shore road has a 750 ft washout, with another 150 buried in debris. Meanwhile, the North Fork road is still blocked by countless downed trees, whereas the Graves Creek road has extensive damage in at least three locations.
The park is developing alternatives to permanently repair damaged roadways and provide more sustainable access along the South Shore Road and Graves Creek Road. The public is asked to provide comments to help develop the alternatives, which will be presented in an environmental assessment to be released later this year. Comments will be accepted now through March 5, 2008 during the 30-day scoping period.
Comments must be submitted by March 5th and can be sent on-line by visiting here.