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Residents urge Anacortes to install barriers after repeated crashes at Oaks Avenue curve
Summary
Multiple residents described a series of crashes at the Oaks Avenue curve, including an Oct. 30 incident in which a vehicle struck a home. Residents and the Channel Landing HOA asked the city to install physical barriers — metal rail, ecology blocks or boulders — arguing reflective signs are insufficient.
Several residents told the City Council on Nov. 3 that the city must install physical barriers at the Oaks Avenue curve after repeated, worsening collisions.
Janine Jolley opened public comment saying she and her husband narrowly avoided tragedy after an Oct. 30 crash when an 85-year-old driver fell asleep and the vehicle struck their home. "Take a moment to imagine how it feels to have an automobile drive into your home, into your sanctuary," Jolley told the council, and said she and her family now…
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