PHOTO: Port Townsend street project ‘blazing’ ahead with tree planting

Six “Autumn Blaze” maple trees were planted Tuesday between Taylor and Tyler streets as part of Port Townsend’s Water Street Enhancement Project.

Rusty Sage of Sage Landscaping in Sequim delivers a load of soil as Smokey Simmons shovels it out of the bucket.

The trees will reach maturity in about 6-10 years and reach 25 feet.

The power poles and lines that are currently above will disappear in a year or two as all utilities have been moved underground.