Upper Hoh Road closed after river erodes pavement

Upper Hoh Road closed after river erodes pavement

Peninsula Daily News Peninsula Daily News - Your #1 News Source for the Olympic Peninsula, Port Angeles, Sequim, Port Townsend and beyond. Jefferson County lacks funding for immediate repair, official says Upper Hoh Road closed after river erodes pavement Elijah Sussman

Upper Hoh Road closed indefinitely due to washout

PORT ANGELES – Jefferson County Public Works told us it was likely to happen, and now it has. Access to the Hoh Rain Forest area of Olympic National Park via the Upper Hoh Road is closed indefinitely due to the river washing out the bank and collapsing part of the roadway. We reported on December 20 that the Upper Hoh Road, which is maintained by Jefferson County, was thought to be in danger of imminent failure at milepost 9.7 because the river …