WHATS THAT RED THING?
OK, so most of you probably already know that the red torpedo jutting at a jaunty angle from the recently dolled-up median between the 101s (4th and 5th streets) on R Street in Eureka is actually a big ol’ channel buoy. The buoy, the clusters of pier posts and the lengths of hawser, all planted prettily amid small boulders, were donated by the Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District to CalTrans as visual aids to what once was a languishing wreck of an ugly median. CalTrans is in charge of fixing up that particular stretch of road because it’s also Route 255, which takes the northwest-bound traveler to the Samoa Peninsula and other points before and beyond. Ann Marie Jones, CalTrans spokesperson, says the harbor district “regards the R Street portion of Route 255 as the gateway to their facilities and an extension of the entrance to their Woodley Island Marina.” Jones says the harbor district and the Keep Eureka Beautiful committee requested improvements to the dilapid
