The in basket: Alexis McKinnon e-mailed Aug. 4 to say, “Last weekend in Port Orchard, Highway 166 through downtown was closed. (Traffic) was then re-routed up Kitsap Street, left on Rockwell, then back onto Bay Street (heading in an easterly direction).
“I live on Kitsap and I do not remember a time when Highway 166
was re-routed onto this street. I understood if (it) was to
be re-routed it would be up Kitsap Street, then south on Sidney to
Lund.
“I was very surprised by the amount of traffic on our normally
quiet street,” she said, “with no patrols to ensure cars followed
the speed limit or stopped at the stop signs.
“The truck route was directed up Port Orchard Boulevard and onto
Lund, which is a perfect re-route, considering there’s only one
home on the entire road, and it’s a three-lane road (two uphill,
one downhill).
The out basket: Mark Dorsey, public works director for the city,
says nothing different was done in rerouting traffic for the Aug.
1-2 painting party than is done for the Cruz car show, the Fathoms
O’ Fun Parade, Festival of Chimes and Lights and other events that
occupy Port Orchard’s main street. “Car traffic is detoured up
Kitsap to Rockwell……and the truck traffic detoured up Port Orchard
Boulevard to Tremont,” he said.
Alexis might want to approach the city council if she’s like to see that changed .
