Quimper Peninsula Transportation Study

The Quimper Peninsula Transportation Study is now posted on the Jefferson County Public Works website.

The Port Hadlock "Crossroads"

A few years back Jefferson County hired Transpo Group of Kirkland to build a travel demand model for the Quimper Peninsula. We shared the data with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) to contribute to the SR 19/20 Corridor Plan and we initiated our own study that covered a larger area and focused on the Irondale & Port Hadlock Urban Growth Area (UGA). We have now completed the contract with Transpo Group and the final products are up on the web.

The Quimper Transportation Study, Study Appendices and the 2008 Travel Demand Model Documentation can be found here: http://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/publicworks/trans_planning.asp.

An anticipated next step is to scope a “UGA Roadmap” project that will use the Quimper Transportation Study as a foundation for further transportation planning. Refer to initial goals, deliverables and outcomes below (after "the jump").

WSDOT approves SR 19/20 Corridor Plan

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has completed a Corridor Plan for State Route (SR) 19/20 from SR 104 to the Port Townsend ferry dock.

The plan outlines a vision for the future of the highway corridor and recommends improvement strategies.

The WSDOT Olympic Region Administrator approved the February 2011 document on March 27.

Visit this website to download the Corridor Plan: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr19/corridorplan.

The key question for those of us who use this highway corridor is how best can we work together to implement the Plan. How can we see to it that the priority improvements happen?

Jefferson County Public Works will be working toward meeting the goals of the Plan and we look forward to working with you.

Final Open House for SR 19/20 Corridor Plan

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will host the final SR 19/20 Corridor Plan Open House on Thursday, November 19, 2009, at the Chimacum Middle School Commons, 91 W. Valley Road. The public is invited to stop by anytime from 3:30 to 6:30 PM.

The agency plans to share its final transportation improvement recommendations for the corridor from SR 104 to the Port Townsend ferry terminal. The plan is expected to be adopted early next year. For more information, visit this website: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr19/corridorplan.

SR 19/20 Corridor Plan Open House #3

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) will host an Open House this Thursday, August 27, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at the Chimacum Creek Primary School in Port Hadlock.

This is the third Open House scheduled as part of the corridor planning process. There will be a fourth once the draft plan is prepared late this year.

The agency is interested in public comments on a preliminary list of potential transportation improvement projects along the SR 19/20 corridor from SR 104 to the Port Townsend ferry terminal.

For more information on the Open House and on the corridor planning process in general, visit this website: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/projects/sr19/corridorplan.

The poster boards to be presented at the Open House can be accessed on the WSDOT website, as well.

There are eight "projects of special interest" about which WSDOT is looking for feedback in particular. These are:

1. SR 20/Kearney Street intersection control
2. SR 20/Port Townsend entryway study (Discovery-Mill-Jacob Miller vicinity)
3. SR 19/SR 20 intersection control
4. SR 19/Prospect Avenue intersection control
5. SR 19/Irondale Road intersection control
6. SR 19/SR 116 intersection control
7. SR 19/West Valley Road intersection control
8. SR 19/SR 104 intersection control

"Intersection control" could mean a traffic signal or a roundabout.

For more information, plan on attending the Open House and/or continue to visit the WSDOT website linked above.

Rick Tollefson Trail in line for grant funds

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) issued a report to the Legislature in December 2008 pertaining to the grant programs for Safe Routes to Schools and Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety.

Jefferson County Public Works submitted a proposal for consideration under the Ped & Bike Safety program to complete the funding needed to design and construct phase 1 of the Rick Tollefson Trail (RTT) in the Tri-Area of Jefferson County. The RTT is a non-motorized, multi-use path that will eventually run from central Port Hadlock to the Chimacum school campus along State Route 19. The centerpiece of the RTT is the phase 1 stretch from Chimacum Road near the Bob Bates Fields to the northeast corner of HJ Carroll Park by way of the Chimacum valley and over the Chimacum Creek via short bridges.

The WSDOT report lists RTT phase 1 as the #9 project among 92 total. (See page 19 of the PDF.) The first 16 projects in this competitive process are anticipated to be funded. However, the final word will come from the State Legislature in setting the budget during the 2009 session. The County is very hopeful that our project will receive grant funding this year and be ready for construction next year.

The RTT will provide a relatively direct (and enjoyable) path for bicylists and pedestrians (including wheelchairs and strollers) connection between widely-used amenities, which will enable non-motorized travel that avoids busy roadways. The overall goal of the project is to construct an attractive, universally supported, and well-used multi-use trail that is part of a non-motorized network in the Tri-Area. More information on the project can be found in the County's 2009-2014 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program.

WSDOT drafting SR 19/20 corridor plan

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is currently running a corridor planning process for State Route (SR) 19 and 20 from SR 104 to the Port Townsend ferry dock.

The process includes an essential stakeholder and public involvement component. There is a Corridor Working Group composed of stakeholders that held its second meeting on November 7. A public open house is scheduled for December 4, 3:30-6:30 PM, at the Chimacum Middle School campus, 91 W. Valley Rd. WSDOT is looking for public comments on a master list of potential improvements along segments of the SR 19/29 corridor. Officials from Jefferson County, the City of Port Townsend, and Jefferson Transit will attend the open house, as well.

For more information on the open house and on the corridor planning process in general, visit the WSDOT SR 19/20 Corridor Plan website.