Work Begins to Support Emergency Reconstruction After Historic Flood

The National Park Service today announced it has awarded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with the construction contract to reconstruct Company Creek Road. USACE's Rapid Response Team began work this week to rebuild an elevated interim road across federal lands. The interim road will provide similar access to the upper Company Creek area as the hasty corduroy road that has been used since floods in December 2025. Work is expected to last a few weeks.

NPS will develop a plan to provide more permanent and sustainable access across federal lands. In addition, the NPS and Chelan County continue to explore options and funding for future projects in the Stehekin Valley.

The elevated interim road will use federal dollars to construct approximately 1,000 to 1,100 linear feet of an elevated interim road across federal lands. Approximately 200-300 linear feet of the proposed new road alignment are on lands outside federal jurisdiction due to the shift in the river's location. There is a private land component to the project which creates a gap between the elevated interim road and the remainder of Company Creek Road beyond the damaged area. The NPS will continue to coordinate with Chelan County and local homeowners for integration with the federal portion of the project.

The path for the elevated interim road was determined in coordination with subject matter experts and an extensive design team. The team considered many factors, including shortening construction time in order to build before spring runoff, the available quantity of materials to construct, and the ability of the road to survive spring floods, while minimizing impacts as much as possible on cultural and natural resources in line with the NPS mission. The alignment also sought to minimize unintended consequences and impacts to other areas and properties in Stehekin Valley.

The elevated interim road is not designed to replace a levee. The Federal Lands Transportation Program funding authorized for this emergency work allows the NPS to only construct a road and features directly associated with a road, such as armoring along the road prism, which the NPS is incorporating into the design.

Due to the flood event in early December 2025, there was a substantial geomorphic change in the lower Stehekin Valley as the river shifted into its historic floodplain, eliminating safe vehicle access beyond the damaged area. The area where Company Creek Road once was now lies within the Stehekin River channel. It is not feasible or sustainable to rebuild the road in its earlier alignment due to this highly dynamic river system and continuous changes.

Updates will be provided as additional information becomes available.

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