McNeil Island offers a unique opportunity to protect and restore habitat in a large setting within South Puget Sound. Much of the 12 miles of marine shoreline is in a natural state, retaining high quality due to limited access by the public. However, development related to its historic use as a federal/state penitentiary (closed in 2011) resulted in some locations being highly impacted and relict debris along the shorelines. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Department of Natural Resources are working with the Department of Corrections (DOC) to restore as much of the marine shoreline to natural state as possible, while retaining the function of the perimeter road essential for safety and security related to island operations of the Special Commitment Center. The roadway bisects the estuary at Bodley Creek, disconnecting impounded wetlands from tidal influence by an undersized culvert, which is now failing. Building on a successful tidal reconnection project completed at Milewa Creek estuary (18-2072) and a second planned for Floyd's Cove (21-1456), WDFW proposes to replace the culvert at Bodley Creek with a fish passable culvert or bridge to reconnect the former tidal wetlands and revegetate disturbed areas with native plants. The project is expected to benefit Chinook and other estuarine fish and wildlife. Construction is targeted for 2024 or 2025.