City Resurfaces Roadway, Expands Services at Western Gateway
Construction will soon be underway on the City
Railroad Avenue rehabilitation has been
Respondents were asked about the types of
of Shelton’s Western Gateway project. The scope
identified as a high priority by City Council for
facilities generally used when recreating.
of work includes a new sidewalk, curbing,
several years. To support that objective, the City
Shoreline areas and beaches were the number
pavement, and a water main installed between
secured a $760,400 grant from the Washington
one choice (60%) with a slight preference given
11th and 12th Streets. A new Mason Transit
State Transportation Improvement Board in
to walking and biking trails (58%) over unpaved
Authority bus shelter will also be added near
2018 to address transportation deficiencies at
nature trails (49%) as respondents' second and
Pacific Court to serve Turning Pointe Survivor
the western entrance to Shelton.
third choices, respectively. You may have noticed
Advocacy Center and its residents.
during the first week of April that City Public Opportunities to expand the scope of the
Works crews began removing the railroad tracks
The Western Gateway project is an element of
project emerged when Simpson Railroad offered
crossing the road and are continuing to be
the 2015 Community Vision and Action Plan –
to gift the rail line properties, along with other
removed from down at Sierra Pacific through
Downtown Revitalization, a design study
Simpson-owned parcels, to the City for municipal
town to the Miles Sand & Gravel yard.
commissioned by the Chamber together with
uses. After extensive negotiations, the City
community partners. The revitalization concept
agreed to take possession of the former
Additional information about the project can be
was further refined by the City’s Railroad Avenue
Simpson rail line in 2020.
found on the City’s Western Gateway webpage
Corridor Study in 2017.
sheltonwa.gov. Prior to the City’s acquisition of the rail line, Simpson terminated its lease with Peninsular Railroad and Lumberman’s Museum in
Railroad Avenue Looking East
September 2020 due to non-compliance with terms of the lease. City Council has specified the use of the former Simpson properties for any good governmental purpose including use as multi-modal transportation facilities benefiting the entire community. The City intends to provide a paved multi-modal pathway extending from 1st Street to the intersection of Highway 101 and SheltonMatlock Road. The installation of this pathway is part of a multi-year, multi-phase project to invest in community amenities to benefit the public. A clear community priority to provide trails in Shelton has emerged through extensive, ongoing community engagement over 20 years. Most recently, a community outreach survey designed to inform the development of the 2020 Parks, Recreation, Open Space and Trails Plan.
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