WSDOT details NOAA-funded shoreline work, fish‑barrier projects and Hood Canal bridge needs to Clallam County commissioners

Steve Brook, Olympic region administrator for the Washington State Department of Transportation, briefed the Clallam County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 29 about a package of transportation projects that WSDOT is advancing in and around Port Angeles and Sequim, including a $25 million National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grant for shoreline stabilization and planning, fish‑barrier correction work at Peabody and White creeks, and longer‑term repairs to the Hood Canal Bridge.

The update matters because the projects address road stability, fish passage obligations and a vital marine link used by roughly 20,000 vehicles per day: Brook said the NOAA grant will fund planning across several locations and that only one element — raising and stabilizing the roadway between Outpost 4 and Outpost 6 — currently includes construction funding. "We did receive a $25,000,000 NOAA grant to look at the things you see listed here on this screen," he said.

Brook described the Peabody Creek and White Creek efforts as among the largest fish‑barrier corrections in WSDOT’s current delivery plan. WSDOT is beginning an alternatives workshop process to narrow a preliminary set of options — Brook said there are roughly seven alternatives for Peabody Creek — and expects to bring local partners together for additional workshops later this year and in coming months.…