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New taxes in transportation budget
Published April 16th, 2013 - 12:01PM
House Democrats Tuesday called for raising the gas tax by 5 cents this year and then gradually by another 5 cents over at least three years and raising a series of fees to pay for roads, ferries and other spending.
Hints of support surface for longer Routes 167, 509
Published April 11th, 2013 - 6:58AM
Geographically, it would be the most mega of transportation megaprojects, spanning from Puyallup to SeaTac and affecting drivers from central Tacoma as far north as Seattle.
Gig Harbor overpass repairs to cost $1 million
Published April 11th, 2013 - 6:54AM
The cost of repairing a Gig Harbor freeway overpass struck March 17 by a too-tall truck is likely to come close to $1 million, according to the state Department of Transportation.
Pierce Transit vanpools will run while they get review
Published April 9th, 2013 - 8:07PM
Pierce Transit’s vanpool program will continue rolling without any cuts for at least three more months.
Good to Go sticker may become ferry ticket
Published April 4th, 2013 - 9:11AM
A Good to Go windshield sticker might someday get a car across the water by boat as well as by bridge. An $8.7 billion transportation spending plan proposed Wednesday by a bipartisan group of state senators calls for Washington to come up with a plan for using prepaid toll passes for state ferry payments, reservations and customer service.
Parts of I-5, Route 16 to close for work
Published March 28th, 2013 - 7:05AM
Drivers in Tacoma will have to contend with two freeway closures tonight.
Road project could cause delays for JBLM commuters, especially ones from Spanaway
Published March 27th, 2013 - 11:52AM
A road improvement project beginning next week could cause delays over the next two months for drivers who cut through Joint Base Lewis-McChord to Interstate 5 from Spanaway
Studded tires must be removed by Sunday or drivers will face $124 ticket
Published March 26th, 2013 - 1:03PM
Drivers must remove their studded tires by midnight Sunday, the Department of Transportation warns.
Bill aims to cut cost of ferry construction
Published February 27th, 2013 - 12:05AM
Under a proposal receiving a hearing Tuesday in the Washington state Senate Transportation Committee, ferries plying the Puget Sound would no longer have to be built in Washington state, fewer apprentice workers would be involved in building them and the state would limit the money it pays for cost overruns.
167 extension to Port of Tacoma back on table
Published January 22nd, 2013 - 12:05AM
The engine is revving again on the long-stalled effort to find money to connect state Route 167 from Puyallup to the Port of Tacoma.
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