This Pierce County road will be closed for a month. Drivers should expect detours

There’s a road in Spanaway that drivers may want to steer away from starting Tuesday.

Work to install sewer lines will occur on Eighth Avenue East between 197th Street Court East and state Route 7. Work will happen from Jan. 17 through Feb. 20. Crews will work six 10-hour days per week, Monday through Saturday.

Roads will be closed but access for emergency vehicles and local traffic will be maintained throughout this period. Detour signs will be posted for drivers and pedestrians.

Pierce County is installing sewer lines near Mountain Highway East to “serve the growing population of the south Pierce County community,” according to its website. About 5,500 feet of sewer pipes will be installed at the end of this project.

Angelica Relente

The News Tribune

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Angelica Relente covers topics that affect communities in East Pierce County. She started as a news intern in June 2021 after graduating from Washington State University. She is also a member of Seattle’s Asian American Journalists Association. She was born in the Philippines and spent the rest of her childhood in Hawaii.