Starting this Friday, the city’s Public Works Dept. is going to switch the signals on Commercial Ave. at 6th and 8th Streets over to blinking red, four-way stop intersections. The City will also install stop signs at these intersections.
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Anacortes Police were dispatched to a vehicle fire on SR20 near the viewpoint at about 1:15am Wednesday morning.
We are now in our third week and things are moving right along. Members are rushing to introduce their bills and committees have been working long hours to hear testimony on as many important ideas as they can.
An Anacortes Police officer stopped a driver a block from Island Hospital after the hospital called to report a driver who may have been intoxicated left the hospital.
Congestion and collisions are a common occurrence on State Route 20 at Sharpes Corner. The Washington State Department of Transportation is looking for input on a number of solutions to improve safety and traffic flow at an upcoming open house.
In an effort to educate the public and prevent avoidable accidents and injuries, the APD Patrol Unit is embarking on a traffic safety emphasis on speeding in the first two months of 2016.



