Shelton staff to pursue two design options for Olympic Highway North after council favors protected bike facility with preserved parking

Shelton — City staff presented the Olympic Highway North pavement rehabilitation project to council on Oct. 28, describing a $3.6 million Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) grant that requires adding bike facilities and a 10% local match. Acting city manager Jay Harris and assistant public director Aaron Nix reviewed four striping and cross‑section options and council signaled support for pursuing two middle options that retain some parking while adding protected bicycle facilities.

"Part of the grant funding award ... stipulated that we had to put bike lanes in as part of the project," Jay Harris said, describing the grant conditions and the need to study tradeoffs among lane width, on‑street parking, pedestrian crossings and bike separation.

What staff presented: the project would repave Olympic Highway North from C Street north to Wallace and Kneeland and coordinate curb, utility and lighting work with the…