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City advances Commercial Avenue redesign; signal plan set for 11th–13th but funding, water‑main risk remain
Summary
Public works staff briefed council on a two‑phase Commercial Avenue project: a signalized redesign at 11th–13th (Phase 1) and a repaving/rechannelization south to 34th Street (Phase 2); staff reported updated cost estimates and urged council direction on local funding sources.
Public works staff briefed council on Jan. 21 on a two‑phase redesign of Commercial Avenue, the state route through Anacortes that leads to the ferry terminal. Phase 1 covers Commercial Avenue between 11th and 13th streets (the Safeway intersection area); Phase 2 covers the corridor south to 34th Street.
Project lead (presenter identified in the record as "Mister Aham") reminded council that the city previously studied a roundabout for the 11th–13th intersection but moved to a signalized design after land acquisition and grant timeline concerns. The Phase 1 100% design estimate has been reduced from earlier budgets; Aham reported a current construction cost estimate near $1,805,302 for the signalized option…
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