Gig Harbor Planning Department – “Ace Ventura”

In the above photo, a delivery truck missed his turn for Home Depot in Gig Harbor North. He attempted to make the second turn at the roundabout. He had only one chance and couldn’t back up – to small and tight an area for that. We witnessed the rear tires ride over the curb and blow-out when they hit the cities stumble blocks.

A bigger roundabout would have prevented that problem.

Even worse is the roundabout that devours the unsuspecting truck driver if they proceed past the Home Depot turn off toward Peacock Hill road.

There are no warning signs for large trucks going down Borgen Blvd. The pip-squeek roundabout at Peacock forces damage upon anyone attempting to drive a big rig through them.

Witness this unhappy, and stuck, driver – it looks like he can make it.

Until we look at the back end. He was stuck. Eventually he just drove over the scraggly metal sign post. The last I saw, the metal sign was wrapped around his rear axle being dragged down Borgen Blvd.

I hear tell that the same sort of thing happens down at the Point Fosdick Drive roundabout. Life in Gig Harbor is a hoot.

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