TRAFFIC: WSDOT To Close Lanes Of South Tacoma Way This Month For Nighttime Work

(Editor's note: This is from the Department of Transportation)

As part of the ongoing project to improve and expand the Interstate 5/State Route 16 interchange, crews working for the Washington State Department of Transportation will close city streets and highway facilities during night hours over the next two weeks.

The most notable closure will be all lanes of eastbound SR 16 approaching the Nalley Valley Viaduct. All closures are needed so crews can set concrete bridge girders into place. This new bridge will be used as a temporary detour for eastbound SR 16 traffic while the original Eastbound Nalley Valley Viaduct is demolished and rebuilt. The closures are planned as follows:

State Route 16

Monday through Friday, July 9-13, and again Monday, July 16

·9 p.m. – close Union Avenue on-ramp to eastbound SR 16.

·11 p.m. – close all eastbound SR 16 lanes at Union Avenue.  Detour via Union Avenue interchange, South 38th Street and I-5.

·4 a.m. – reopen all eastbound SR 16 lanes. (Note: On Saturday, July 14, eastbound SR 16 will reopen at 6 a.m.)

·4:30 a.m. – reopen Union Avenue on-ramp to eastbound SR 16. 

South Tacoma Way

Thursday, July 5 and Friday, July 6

·Reducing traffic to one lane in each direction between Pine and Wilkeson Streets from  6 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Thursday, July 12 and Friday, July 13

·Reducing traffic to one lane in each direction between Pine and Wilkeson Streets from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Monday, July 16, Tuesday, July 17 and Wednesday, July 18

·Closing all lanes between Pine and Wilkeson Streets from 9 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.  Detour via South Center Street.

South Center Street

Tuesday, July 10 and Thursday, July 19

·Closing all lanes between Pine and Wilkeson Streets from 9 p.m. to 4:30 a.m.  Detour via South Tacoma Way.

Friday, July 20

·Closing all lanes between Pine and Wilkeson Streets from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.  Detour via South Tacoma Way.