The road from Mora Ranger Station to Rialto Beach in Olympic National Park will close to all entry at 7 a.m. tomorrow, Thursday, October 13. The road will remain closed for approximately one week at the Mora Ranger Station as repairs are completed.

Personnel from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will perform maintenance work on the Rialto Beach jetty and must repair the road in order to insure safe equipment access to the jetty. Working closely with park staff, USACE personnel will complete the road repairs.

The road will be closed to all entry, including pedestrians, bicycles, and motor vehicles.

Olympic National Park crews had planned to make the road repairs this fall, but the work schedule was adjusted in order to accommodate access for the USACE. The Mora Road was damaged by storms and flooding last winter.

For more information about visiting Olympic National Park, people should visit http://www.nps.gov/olym.