Bainbridge plans to make busy intersection near ferries more foot friendly
KITSAP SUN
By Tristan Baurick
Posted July 18, 2011 at 5:13 p.m.
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND — The state is footing most of the bill to make the island's busiest intersection safer for pedestrians.
The Winslow Way-Highway 305 intersection will soon get new sidewalks, pedestrian crossing signal lights and timers, and a long-awaited crosswalk along the intersection's north side.
"It's a great improvement for pedestrians, not to mention it's the first intersection people encounter when coming to downtown," Councilman Barry Peters said.
The city will pay for the $120,000 project with a $50,000 contribution from the state Department of Transportation, $30,000 from a state grant awarded for the Winslow Way reconstruction project and $40,000 from a fee paid by the Island Gateway commercial development taking shape on the intersection's northwest corner...
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