Word on the Street: Replacement of Vaughn Bay Bridge

What's Happening
This project (CRP 5352) will provide improvements to South Vaughn Bay Road at its crossing of Vaughn Bay.

• Remove the existing five span bridge.
• Reconstruct the new bridge and approach roadways.
• The new bridge will be a single span, prestressed, post tensioned, concrete girder bridge that will be 219 feet long.
• The bridge and roadway will consist of two 12 feet wide travel lanes and two 6 feet wide shoulders.
• Stormwater treatment embankments will be installed at several locations to treat runoff from stormwater.

October 2008

• Engineering: Preliminary engineering is complete and final engineering is underway.
• Land: Right-of-way plans are complete and acquisitions are complete.
• Utilities: Coordination is on going to determine a schedule of potential intermittent high voltage power outages that may occur during construction.

• December 2005: Permits, Environmental Documents, Plans and Estimates started.
• February 2006 to Fall 2008: Right-of-way acquisitions have been completed.
• 2009 to 2010: Construction.

More Details
Additional information on this project can be found in the project newsletters and fact sheets. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader.

• October 2008 Fact Sheet (pdf, 559 KB)

Contact - Bridge Engineering Supervisor
Email: Kraig W. Shaner, P.E. (kraig.shaner@co.pierce.wa.us) for more information.
Phone: (253) 798-2764

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

CRP 5352 | October 2008