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City staff press WSDOT for bike access as Mile Hill roundabout nears 60% design
Summary
City staff told the transportation committee that WSDOT's Mile Hill roundabout design stays within its project footprint and will not include a continuous multimodal cross-section, but staff are pushing for improved crossings and future bike-lane transitions and may use city striping to add lanes if needed.
City staff told the Port Orchard Transportation Committee on April 28 that Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) plans to build a roundabout on Mile Hill but will not extend a full multimodal cross-section beyond the intersection footprint.
"They said, well, we're not gonna go that far out," Chris Hammer, the city's engineer, said of WSDOT's response when staff asked for expanded bike and pedestrian facilities. Hammer said WSDOT cited project definition and budget limits but has accommodated better sidewalk crossings and a…
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