DESCRIPTION
The Mason Conservation District will replace the three Jurges culverts that are on Enetai Creek, a tributary to Puget Sound near Bremerton. The three culverts that are currently there are all barriers to fish passage and will be replaced, the lower most site will be replaced with a 36' by 14' concrete bridge, the next crossing will be replaced with a 40' by 14' steel bridge and the uppermost site will be replaced with a 16'4' wide by 5'11' high aluminum box culvert. Correction of all 3 barrier culverts would improve access to 0.67 miles of habitat to the next upstream total barrier at Trenton Ave. Habitat quality is very good at the Jurges site almost up to the Trenton road culvert where the channel is scoured to hardpan for about 100ft downstream.
The Mason Conservation District replaced the three Jurges barrier culverts that are on Enetai Creek, a tributary to Puget Sound near Bremerton. The lower and upper sites were completed in 2013 and the middle site was installed the following summer in 2014. Hoburg and Associates was the low bidder on the original construction contract for all three sites. Hoburg was unable to execute the construction contract which generated considerable constuction scheduling delays and required Mason CD to bring in auxillary construction company to complete the upper and lower sites during the 2013 construction season. The construction delays required rescheduling construction of the middle site until the following construction season. The remaining work was rebid in 2014 and RV & Associates was the low bidder and was awarded the construction contract. RV completed the project ahead of schedule and under-budget. The site was planted with native riparian species during winter 2014/2015 to complete the restoration. Correction of all 3 barrier culverts improvee access to 0.67 miles of habitat to the next upstream total barrier at Trenton Ave. Habitat quality is very good at the Jurges site almost up to the Trenton road culvert where the channel is scoured to hardpan for about 100ft downstream.