PORT TOWNSEND – The City Council is expected to pave the first intersection control policy on Upper Sims Way – roundabouts or traffic lights – when it meets today.
The council will convene a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. at Port Townsend High School Auditorium, 1500 Van Ness St., a move from its City Hall chambers to handle an expected overflow crowd.
The hearing and council deliberations, with action expected to follow, will be after a 5:30 p.m. open house at the same location, where staff and consultants will be on hand to answer public inquiries.
The council is considering three options: Roundabouts at Howard and Thomas streets; traffic signals at Howard and Thomas streets; or a signal or roundabout at Howard and a continuous turn lane down Sims Way.
“It’s not absolute, but it’s my expectation that the council will make a decision,” Mayor Mark Welch said on Friday.
