Information on Eighth Street Bridges
Next Thursday, July 26th from 4:30 to 7 p.m. there will be an open house regarding the eighth street bridge closures. It will be held at the city council chambers, 321 East Fifth Street.
If you have questions about the construction schedule, traffic revisions, detour routes, etc., this meeting should have the information you need. Representatives from the city will be at the meeting as well as representatives from Exeltech, the construction management firm handling the project. The public will be able to talk informally and/or provide written comments. There will be a short presentation on the project, followed by a question and answer session.
Check here for more information.
If you have questions about the construction schedule, traffic revisions, detour routes, etc., this meeting should have the information you need. Representatives from the city will be at the meeting as well as representatives from Exeltech, the construction management firm handling the project. The public will be able to talk informally and/or provide written comments. There will be a short presentation on the project, followed by a question and answer session.
Check here for more information.
Labels: Eighth Street Bridges, Exeltech, Port Angeles
posted by Tom Harper at 2:40 PM
5 Comments:
Nice of them to schedule all these construction projects at the same time. It's gonna be fun trying to drive through Port Angeles during all the construction work. Maybe they could schedule some major construction projects for Marine Drive, East 1st Street and East Front Street at the same time. Might as well make the paralysis complete.
As far as I know that's exactly the plan, Oct. I beleive will be the start of the Water and sewer lines being put in downtown.
What sort of maniac do we have in charge of Public Works...? How are we paying for all these projects, and are we still going to avoid things which need fixing..(like the Race Street fence over the ravine, that never SHOULD have been a mere lightweight fence (should have been those highway-style guardrails, just like the block above).
We have a major tourist attraction right up the street...and, meanwhile, don't insure their safety. That brakeless motorhome just glanced off the guardrail, before plunging through that wimpy pedestrian fence. (I've heard the plan is to just replace the pedestrian fence).
Yep, seems like Port Angeles is as good as every other town when it comes to fixing what ain't broke.
How about public safety? Shouldn't that be a first priority????
If PUBLIC SAFETY were a concern I'd think that the new bus/homeless transit station would have been required to put up a more sturdy fence (instead of just a wimpy "temporary" chain link one) to safeguard the public. I'm just waiting for a car to plunge into the pit, or for someone to fall in. It doesn't look very safe to me.....
But, somehow, I'd guess that the $$$ to put up a proper fence and/or a sturdy barrier would have to come out of some pocket (of the people who've had their pockets lined with cash by this project). Gimme gimme seems to rule.
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