Project overview
Beginning in July 2022, contractor crews working for WSDOT removed two fish barriers under State Route 9 near Lake McMurray in Skagit County at Lake Creek and Norway Park Creek, replacing them with two new fish passable structures.
What to expect
Crews wrapped up the around-the-clock closure of SR 9 at Norway Park Creek on Friday, Sept. 9, and the roadway is fully open.
Contractor crews built two new fish passage structures under SR 9 at Norway Park Creek and Lake Creek.
Crews built two new passable fish structures under SR 9 at Lake Creek and Norway Park Creek. This project was part of WSDOT’s larger efforts to replace and restore fish structures that have been deemed impassable or are blocking fish’s natural abilities to move up and downstream.
A 2013 federal injunction requires the state to significantly increase the effort for removing state-owned culverts that block habitat for salmon and steelhead by 2030.
As of June 2022, WSDOT has corrected 100 injunction barrier culverts and improved access to 474 miles of blocked salmon and steelhead habitat. View some before & after photos of WSDOT’s correction sites on the Fish Passage Flickr page.