This summer, King County and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin work to repair a portion of the Mason Thorson Ells levee that was damaged during flooding in 2020 on the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River. The levee repair project will require closure of the nearby beach at the Blue Hole recreational site and access to the downstream end of the levee from August 14 through September 8.
Work will occur Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. and Saturday between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Construction access will be from Southeast 112th Street. Access to the downstream end of the levee and the beach at the Blue Hole will be closed during construction. Passing boaters should stay to the right.
Once complete, the repair will decrease flood and erosion risks to nearby communities.
To learn more, visit kingcounty.gov/MasonThorsonEllsProject and sign up for email or text announcements. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Dan Brubaker, Project Manager, at (206) 477-2068 or jbrubaker@kingcounty.gov.