New road to Lower Elwha Klallam reservation

PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) - Local government and tribal officials opened a new road Tuesday west of Port Angeles to the Lower Elwha Klallam reservation.

The federal government paid $9 million for the mile-and-a-half long Elwha Valley Road.

The Peninsula Daily News reports ( http://is.gd/FfA0k8) the road could be an important escape route if an earthquake or tsunami blocks the existing Lower Elwha Road.

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Information from: Peninsula Daily News, http://www.peninsuladailynews.com


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