Transportation projects in Pierce County, including an expansion of light rail connecting downtown Tacoma to the Stadium and Hilltop districts, were green-lighted by the Puget Sound Regional Council’s Executive Board on Oct. 30.
The projects are included in the 2015-2018 Regional Transportation Improvement Program, which contains 253 projects worth $4.8 billion that are scheduled to happen around the region within the next three years.
Some of the projects include:
Auburn, Lake Tapps Parkway Preservation – $750,000
Bonney Lake, SR-410 and Veterans Memorial Drive Intersection Improvements Phase 1 – $638,063
DuPoint, Wilmington Drive Overlay – $355,515
Eatonville, SR 161/Washington Ave N. Corridor Streetscape and Design Project, Lynch CR Rd to Center – $147,050
Fife, Port of Tacoma Interchange Improvements – $7,006,500
Fife, 70th Ave E Preservation – $750,000
Gig Harbor, Kimball Dr. and Hunt Street Overlay Project – $331,000
Lakewood, Bridgeport Way – JBLM to I-5 – $2,917,500
Lakewood, Gravelly Lake Drive – 100th Street to Bridgeport Way – $1,358,000
Lakewood, Steilacoom Blvd Overlay – Lakewood Dr. to So. Tacoma Way – $550,000
Lakewood Traffic Signal Upgrades – ITS – $420,000
Lakewood, Bridgeport Way Overlay – Pacific Hwy to 112th – $200,000
Milton, Milton Way Pedestrian Improvements, 17th to 22nd Avenues – $622,174
Pierce County, Canyon Road East – 99th Street East to 84th Street East – $5,553,300
Pierce County, 8th Avenue South – 304th Street South to SR-507 – $1,074,856
Pierce County, Anderson Island Ferry Landing – Dolphins – $700,219
Pierce County, Sales Road South/106th Street South – $697,284
Pierce County, 8th Avenue South – SR 702 to 336th Street South – $237,875
Pierce Transit Preventive Maintenance – $22,869,155
Pierce Transit ADA Service – $2,925,966
Pierce Transit Vanpool Vans – $563,538
Pierce Transit Community Accessibility Inventory – $161,920
Puyallup, South Meridian Overlay -15th Ave SW to 23rd Ave SW – $655,605
Sound Transit, Tacoma Trestle Track & Signal – $9,112,790
Sound Transit, Tacoma Link Expansion Project – $7,927,662
Steilacoom, Steilacoom Blvd. SW: Puyallup St. to Phillips Rd. SW – $630,000
Steilacoom, Union Avenue Pavement Preservation – $555,450
Sumner, Stewart Road Bridge Replacement – $702,959
Sumner, Puyallup Street Overlay – $595,396
Tacoma, Historic Water Ditch Trail – $1,840,104
Tacoma, Schuster Parkway Promenade – $1,170,172
Tacoma, Pedestrian Improvements in Hilltop and South Downtown – $850,000
Tacoma, S. 48th St. and Tacoma Mall Blvd – $750,000
Tacoma, Traffic Model Update/Mode Choice/Pavement Management Integration – Phase II – $420,000
University Place, 56th St and Cirque Drive Phase 1 Improvements – $3,995,000
University Place, 27th Street Improvements – $1,275,000
University Place, Cirque Drive Overlay – $709,750
The Regional Transportation Improvement Program provides a list of current transportation projects in all four counties of the region – King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish. These projects are funded with federal, state and local funds, including nearly $700 million in recent federal grants awarded through PSRC.
“Through our competitive project selection process, we are making the most of the federal transportation dollars available to the region,” said PSRC President Pat McCarthy. “Keeping our transportation system moving efficiently is key to supporting the region’s economy and sustaining quality of life as we grow.”
To find out more about each project, visit PSRC’s online Project Map, which makes it easy to zoom in and see projects happening in different parts of the region.
The Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) is required under federal and state laws, and helps to ensure that transportation projects are meeting regional policies and federal and state requirements such as those under the Clean Air Act.
PSRC develops policies and coordinates decisions about regional growth, transportation and economic development planning within King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties. The Council is composed of over 80 entities, including all four counties, cities and towns, ports, state, and local transportation agencies and tribal governments within the region.
This public notice of public involvement activities and time established for public review and comments on the TIP development process will satisfy the Federal Transit Administration’s Program of Projects requirements.
