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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Mauro, City Manager
Friday, April 11, 2025 jmauro@cityofpt.us
CITY TO INSTALL NEW SIDEWALKS AND PAVE TYLER STREET
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PORT TOWNSEND The City will start the Tyler Street Overlay Project on April 14, 2025. This
project will repair the pavement on Tyler Street between Lawrence and Jefferson Street and
will install areas of new sidewalk and wheelchair ramps along the corridor, removing barriers to
access businesses, the Community Center, and the Farmers Market in Uptown. This project is
partially funded by the Transportation Benefit District (TBD), which has been utilizing sales tax
is available to the public to learn about projects completed in 2024, and preview what is funded
for 2025.
Tyler Street between Lawrence and Jefferson Street was initially slated to be repaved in 2024
when it was combined with a multi-modal accessibility project along Lawrence Street. However,
when the project did not receive any bids, the two projects were separated. The Lawrence
Street Accessibility Project was completed at the end of 2024, also partially funded by grant
match from the TBD, and the Tyler Street scope will begin this year. Similar to Lawrence Street,
the pavement on Tyler Street is rapidly deteriorating and this is an opportunity to prevent
complete pavement failure, which is more costly to address later.
Additionally, new wheelchair ramps and areas of new sidewalk will be installed so that a fully
accessible route from Downtown to Uptown can facilitate safer pedestrian access for those
using assistive devices like wheelchairs and walkers. The City will create a new ADA accessible
parking stall in the block between Lawrence Street and Clay Street, and additional parking
modifications will occur at the end of the project. In April 2024, City Council approved head out
(back in) angled parking on Tyler Street to replace the angled parking currently present. Head
out parking is much safer for bikes and pedestrians using this busy section of Uptown.
Councilmember Neil Nelson, who is the Chair of the Infrastructure & Development Committee
It is wonderful that our community is really starting to see
the forward momentum created by the City Council and City staff, supported by our great
so much more is in the works for a brighter future for our streets
with TBD funding in 2024, and thank the voters for their confidence in the City. We will
continue to monitor TBD revenues and investments to maximize outcomes. The C
Comprehensive Street Program provides substantial background on the various needs for
streets in Port Townsend. The City will continue to leverage grants to make limited funding go
further for the community. Over the next two to three years, $1.6 million of TBD funding will
Staff expects construction on the sidewalks to begin April 14 and paving to begin in mid-May.
The streets will not be closed, apart from a few paving days, but flaggers may be present. The
City asks that everyone moving through this area go slowly and use caution. The Farmers
Market, which uses this stretch of Tyler Street on Saturdays, will not need to relocate because
the work will be done during the week and prior to the opening of the Wednesday market this
summer. We understand that street construction impacts businesses and residents, and we
appreciate patience and support.
The projects in the Lawrence and Tyler Street business corridor in Uptown are possible and
have been successful through support of new TBD funds, significant state grant funding, the PT
Main Street Program, Disability Awareness Starts Here (DASH), the Jefferson County Farmers
Market, Local 2020 Transportation Lab, and Jefferson County Transit.
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For project updates visit the Lawrence & Tyler Street webpage:
https://cityofpt.us/engagept/page/lawrence-tyler-street-projects
To read the 2024 Transportation Benefit District Annual Report, visit:
https://cityofpt.us/tbdfacts
