Drivers near the Edmonds ferry terminal will notice northbound changes at Dayton Street and State Route 104.

The Washington State Department of Transportation recently converted a temporary ferry holding lane (the Port Townsend lane) into a second permanent holding lane.

The new designation is marked with new striping, new signage and a new raised median. Drivers in the northbound general-purpose lanes will not be able to turn right onto Dayton Street. This marks the end of Phase 1 changes.

In Phase 2, scheduled to be completed mid-summer, ferry signal timing for the two lanes will be fi...