First Manastash Fish Screen Construction Underway

The Barnes Road Diversion fish screen is now under construction. The screen facility and a fish ladder are being installed by Belsaas & Smith Construction. Barnes Road is closed to all but local traffic to allow for construction. Work is expected to continue through February.

The MWDA/Consolidated fish screen facility and instream rock weirs will also be constructed this fall and winter by Belsaas & Smith Construction Inc. That work is funded by Bonneville Power Administration and contracted by HDR Engineering.

The work area is protected from Manastash Creek by a large coffer dam constructed with bulk bags and plastic sheeting.

The facility will be constructed along the edge of the creek and essentially in the location of the excavator in this photo. The Barnes Road bridge over Manastash Creek is on the right side of the photo.

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