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Avoid East Valley Highway in Sumner, city says — a fallen tree is blocking traffic

By Rosemary Montalvo

Updated August 19, 2023 4:03 PM

UPDATE: The road is now open, according to the City of Sumner.

A fallen tree is blocking all lanes on the East Valley Highway in Sumner and is tangled in the power lines, the City of Sumner reported Saturday.

The tree is blocking all lanes on the Highway between the East Valley Access Road and Lake Tapps Parkway/ Stewart Road on the north end and Forest Canyon Road East on the south end.

East Pierce Fire & Rescue is on the scene as precaution, the city said in a tweet.

People are being asked to use alternative routes.

East Valley Highway in #Sumner is closed between the access road to Lake Tapps Pkwy/Stewart Rd on the north and Forest Canyon on the south due to a tree across all lanes & in power lines. Use alt routes. #TrafficAlert @EastPierceFire on scene as a precaution. pic.twitter.com/a0e5hGcA3O
— Sumner, Washington (@CityOfSumnerWA) August 19, 2023

This story was originally published August 19, 2023 at 1:52 PM.

Rosemary Montalvo

The News Tribune

Rosemary Montalvo was previously a service journalism reporter based in Tacoma, WA. She started as a summer news intern after graduating from California State University, Fullerton in May 2023. She has also worked as the photo editor and reporter for her university’s student-run newspaper. She was born in Inglewood, California.

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