Port Angeles Weighs Two Laurel Street Stairs Redesign Options

Port Angeles Weighs Two Laurel Street Stairs Redesign Options

PORT ANGELES — City officials are asking for public input on two redesign options for the Laurel Street Stairs, a key pedestrian link between downtown Port Angeles and the waterfront. The wooden stairs, built in the early 1980s, are worn, out of code and increasingly unsafe, according to city engineers. Officials cite uneven step heights, deteriorating handrails, hidden areas behind the structure, and winter ice buildup that has forced repeated …