Word on the Street: Improvements to 176th Street East (14th Avenue East to Waller Road East)

What's Happening
We're improving 0.98 miles of 176th Street East from 14th Avenue East to Waller Road East (CRP 5536). Improvements, designed to improve safety and relieve traffic congestion, include:

• Expanding to four lanes and paved shoulders with a median or U/left-turn lane at limited locations.
• Adding concrete curbs, gutters and sidewalks.
• Adding street lighting.
• Improving the traffic signals at 14th Avenue East and 22nd Avenue East.
• Adding an enclosed storm drain system as well as stormwater treatment and storage facilities.

The 176th Street East corridor improvements also include the followowing County Road Projects (CRP's):

• CRP 5471 - B Street East to 14th Avenue East
• CRP 5537 - Waller Road East to 51st Avenue East
• CRP 5472 - 1100 feet east of Canyon Road East to 300 feet west of 78th Avenue East
• CRP 5723 - 300 feet west of to 600 feet east of 78th Avenue East
• CRP 5424 -600 feet east of 78th Avenue East to Gem Heights Drive East

June 2008

• Engineering: The roadway alignment designs are being finalized, we're in the process of designing lighting, traffic signal systems, the enclosed storm drainage system, storm water treatment and storage facilities and finalizing details for walls, guardrail, and driveways. We anticipate construction of improvements to the intersection of 176th Street East/22nd Avenue East to be the first phase of construction in late 2009.
• Land: Right of way plans are approved and we're now preparing appraisals for the needed property and easements. When the appraisals are complete, we expect to send offer letters to the affected property owners. We are accelerating the acquistion of needed property and easements at the intersection of 176th Street East and 22nd Avenue East.

• January 2003 to September 2010: Design engineering, development of plans and estimates, environmental permitting.
• September 2007 to November 2010: Begin acquiring right-of-way property and easements.
• Construction during 2009 to 2012

More Details
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Contact - Engineering Resources Supervisor:
Email: Jacqueline B. Spears, P.E. (jackie.spears@co.pierce.wa.us) for more information.
Phone: (253) 798-2739

Pierce County Public Works and Utilities
4301 South Pine Street, Suite 446
Tacoma, WA 98409-7207

CRP 5536| June 2008