PORT ORCHARD, Wash. — State Route 160, known locally across South Kitsap as Sedgwick Road, reopened to all motor vehicle traffic at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
State quality-assurance inspectors completed comprehensive load-bearing and alignment verifications early Saturday afternoon, clearing engineers to remove detour signage and reopen both travel lanes three weeks ahead of the contractual deadline.
Heavy riprap scour protection was placed along structural abutments to withstand severe regional flood stages, while engineered streambed sediment featuring diverse gravel grades was carefully distributed across the channel floor.
Federal Injunction Mandates Drive Western Washington Fish Passage Investments The construction at Salmonberry Creek is part of an ongoing statewide initiative governed by binding federal civil rights mandates rather than discretionary highway upgrades.
Grouping the two Kitsap County barrier corrections under a single general contractor allowed state engineers to achieve substantial procurement efficiencies and shared construction oversight.
The Washington State Department of Transportation reopened State Route 160 (Sedgwick Road) in Port Orchard on Saturday evening, restoring a vital South Kitsap commuter link after completing a 25-foot buried bridge over Salmonberry Creek.