Gardiner Beach Road near the Gardiner Boat Ramp to Temporarily Close for Construction from Thursday, September 18 to Monday, September 29, 2025
Jefferson County, WA — The Port of Port Townsend announces the temporary closure of Gardiner Beach Road to all traffic except for construction traffic only, between Milepost 0.56 to Milepost 0.69 beginning Thursday, September 18, 2025 to Monday, September 29, due to necessary reconstruction of Gardiner Beach Road adjacent to the new boat ramp improvements. Signage will be posted near the intersections of Rondelay Road and Gardiner Beach Road directing traffic to detours around the construction site. Local traffic will be permitted from the west and south to the construction site limits at Milepost 0.56 and 0.69, but not through the construction site.
The reconstruction of Gardiner Beach Road is one of the last remaining significant phases of work remaining to be completed before the reopening of the Ramp, slated for mid-October. The roadwork is necessary to provide seamless access to the newly reconstructed boat ramp.
Van Ness Construction of Port Hadlock-Irondale will be the general contractor constructing the needed improvements. The total project cost is $1,072,000, with construction estimated to make up $803,000 of the total project budget. This project is being funded using $532,123 in Port funds, $539,877 funds from the Washington State Boating Facilities Program administered by the state’s Recreation and Conservation Office, and $50,000 from the Jefferson County Road Funds.
The affected section of Gardiner Beach Road will reopen by Monday, September 29, 2025, weather permitting and pending construction progress.
For additional updates, please visit Portofpt.com or contact Matt Klontz at publicworks@portofpt.com.