It’s start of construction season in Pierce County. Will your street see improvements?
The Pierce County Council unanimously approved multiple street lighting, traffic calming and neighborhood safety projects at its meeting May 7. Here’s a breakdown of improvements coming to unincorporated Pierce County by Council District. Some areas of Pierce County will be seeing more improvements than others.
Funding for the projects comes from the county’s Public Works Construction Fund as set forth in the 2024-2025 biennial budget, which appropriated up to $150,000 for street lighting and other neighborhood safety improvements in unincorporated Pierce County this year.
Pierce County is also planning to purchase two additional speed-feedback signs, which tell drivers how fast they’re driving.
District 1
27627 to 27723 Sumner Buckley Highway East: Install edge line rumble strips or other intervention to reduce vehicle roadway departures at curve
Orting Kapowsin Highway East and 162nd Avenue East: Install edge line rumble strips or other intervention to reduce vehicle roadway departures at curve
District 2
Intersection of 62nd Avenue East/112th Street East: Install one streetlight
74th Avenue Court East (144th Street East to 140th Street Court East): Evaluate for speed reduction/ traffic calming
Intersection of 111th Avenue East/122nd Street East: Evaluate for all-way stop control
168th Street East (Stahl Junior High): Add location to speed feedback sign rotation
Windsor Crossing (148th Street East/92nd Avenue East and 151st Street Court East/93rd Avenue East: Evaluate for speed reduction/traffic calming
Intersection of 62nd Avenue East/128th Street East: Install one streetlight
Woodland Avenue (128th Street East to 144th Street East): Evaluate for traffic calming
District 3
Intersection of 184th Street East/74th Avenue East: One streetlight (Crime location)
Intersection of 204th Street East/92nd Avenue East: One streetlight
192nd Street East (East of 87th Avenue East): Evaluate for speed reduction/traffic calming
District 5
42nd Avenue East (Brookdale Road East to 128th Street East): Evaluate for speed reduction/traffic calming
Intersection of 104th Street East/McKinley Avenue: Install edge line rumble strips or other intervention to reduce vehicle roadway departures at curve
Intersection of Brookdale Road and 104th Street East: Improve visibility of stop sign
District 6
Enhance visibility of stops signs
Apply retro-reflective strips to posts at two-way stop-controlled intersections on the following: 112th Street East, 121st Street East, 138th Street East, Tule Lake Road, Park Avenue South, C Street, Sheridan and 10th Avenue South.
Gonyea Park: Install rumble buttons or other intervention to reduce traffic speed/calm traffic along playfield frontage.
Intersection of Country Club Drive/Island Drive: Evaluate for stop-sign control and other safety enhancements.
District 7
Intersection of Wright Bliss Road Northwest/state Route 302: Street lighting
Intersection of Key Peninsula Highway/state Route 302: Evaluate for visibility and safety enhancements
Key Peninsula Highway Southwest/Whiteman Road Southwest: Install edge line rumble strips, signage or other intervention to improve safety
Intersection of 92nd Street Northwest/Olson Drive Northwest: Evaluate for visibility and safety enhancements
Intersection of Whiteman Drive Southwest/Lake Drive Southwest: Evaluate for visibility and safety enhancements
Goodman Drive Northwest: Installation of permanent speed-feedback sign
This story was originally published May 9, 2024 at 5:00 AM.
