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Donkey Creek Road Closure (Washington)

Olympic National Forest
1835 Black Lake Blvd.
Olympia, WA 98512-5623

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: December 11, 2009
Public Affairs Office: (360) 956-2274 FAX (360) 956-2330

Olympia, WA – Officials at Olympic National Forest anticipate a closure on the Donkey Creek Road (Forest Service Road 22) at mile post 3.7, beginning as early as January 15, 2010. The purpose of this closure will be to begin construction of the O’Brien Creek Bridge, an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) project. The project will to restore aquatic species passage and construct a new bridge.

A detour for high clearance cars and trucks will be available on Forest Service Road 2220 (also known as the Newbury Creek Road), and Forest Service Road 2204, as weather permits. The detour is mostly on a single lane gravel road with a 20 mph
speed limit.
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Idaho’s Pack River Road Work Gets “Stimulus” Boost

Date: Nov 6, 2009
Contact: Sandpoint Ranger District (208) 263-5111

Idaho Panhandle National Forest officials have announced completion of improvements to Pack River Road (Forest Road #231) from the national forest boundary to Harrison Lake Trailhead.

“These road upgrades have significantly improved access into the Pack River drainage,” said Dick Kramer, Sandpoint District Ranger. Kramer said that the Pack River Road in Boundary County – formerly limited to high clearance vehicles – provides access to numerous high mountain lakes that are popular destinations for forest visitors, and that improvements will provide smoother and more stable road access into the east side of the Selkirk Mountain Range.

Kramer said that several funding sources including American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds were used to do the work. Kramer said that most work was completed in mid-October 2009, with final work to be completed during the summer of 2010.

Road improvements included removal of boulders in the roadway; upgrading some segments to an aggregate surface; installation of new drainage structures; and a new trail bridge accessing Beehive Trail #279. Clint Kimball Company of Naples, Idaho, was the contractor for the improvement work.

“The Pack River Road will be easier to maintain now,” said Diane Hodel, Idaho Panhandle National Forests road manager. “Public access is much improved and the river’s water quality will be greatly enhanced due to additional drainage and erosion control improvements.”

For additional information on Pack River Road work, please contact the Sandpoint Ranger District office at (208) 263-5111.

Road Closures Southeast of Catherine Summit – Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

News contact: Angelica Johnson 541-523-1364
October 26, 2009

Baker City, Oregon – Work has begun on the Medical Springs Stewardship contract and, for public safety, roads in the area are closed to all motorized vehicles until further notice. The roads affected by the closure are: 7700-945, 7700-940, 7746-050, and 7746-205.

These roads are located in Township 6 South, Range 41 East, Sections 1 and 12 and in Township 6 South, Range 42 East, Sections 5, 6, 7, and 8, southeast of Catherine Creek Summit.

This contract is partially funded with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds and includes road maintenance, logging, thinning, pruning, and slash treatment. Some of the work involves removing wood to the landing using helicopters.

The roads leading into the area are posted with closure signs and there are barricades on the roads near the logging activity.

For additional information please call the La Grande District office at 541-962-8589.

http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/w-w/news/2009/10-26-2009.shtml