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The article reports that a project of the Washington State Dept. of Transportation (WSDOT) for retrofitting and replacing the Hood Canal Bridge has been delayed by three years. The cost of the project has also increased by $87 million to over $470 million. In the report released by Transportation Secretary Doug MacDonald last month, WSDOT blames the delay, on its failure to fully scope out potential casting sites, and on flaws in archeological investigations, despite months of consultation with local Native American tribes. The 1.5 mile Bridge links the Olympic Peninsula with the Kitsap Peninsula and the Seattle mainland.

Highlights the clean up and clearing of United States Highway 101 due to mudflows from the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. Reason for the mudflows; Construction done by Washington State Department of Transportation; Investigation on the highway disaster by Golden Associates.