The in basket: Andrew MacMillen asks, “Any idea what the electrical service boxes are for that have been added at the intersections of Johnson, Noll, and Seminole with Highway 305 in Lemolo?
The out basket: Claudia Bingham-Baker of the Olympic Region of
state highways says those intersections will be getting street
lights for the first time and Andrew is seeing the service cabinets
for the lights.
“The effort is a good example of inter-agency cooperation,” she
added. “The intersections are geographically located within the
county but within (Poulsbo’s) urban growth area. The city is paying
for the improvements, and WSDOT will own, operate and maintain the
lights.” The city’s Web site said the county helped pay for the
design.
“This area was chosen because of pedestrian traffic, transit stops, etc. near those intersections,” she said.
She said the contractor is waiting for delivery of the poles to complete the job, an all-too-familiar aspect of street light and traffic signal installations.