A roundabout on Canterwood Boulevard could be metered to slow the pace of traffic entering from Burnham Drive on its west side, if the city acts on a recommendation the Public Works Department will present at a Gig Harbor City Council study session on Thursday, April 30.
The proposal to add traffic signaling at the roundabout comes from a just-completed study on the intersection, which handles vehicles from Burnham Drive, Borgen Boulevard, Canterwood Boulevard and Highway 16.
Gig Harbor commissioned the study from consultants David Evans and Associates in February. Leaders hoped it would help diagnose and pre-empt future “operational failure” at the roundabout due to traffic from proposed new multifamily projects along Canterwood Boulevard.
Proposed apartments
The three apartment development projects include Rush Companies’ Trailside, with 120 apartments just north of city limits; and its Gig Harbor North Annex, with 108 dwelling units within Gig Harbor and closer to the roundabout…