A section of SR 99 in Fife will close next week while crews remove old bridge
The demolition of an old bridge will reduce southbound State Route 99 in Fife to a single lane for 42 hours this week, the state Department of Transportation said Wednesday.
The temporary rerouting of southbound SR 99 begins a 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21 and lasts through 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23. The lane closure runs from 70th Avenue East to the Wapato Way roundabout.
Southbound SR 99 travelers will still be able to get around the work area on a recently completed bridge over Hylebos Creek but, WSDOT said, they should allow extra travel time or use an alternate route.
Following the demolition, SR 99 will fully reopen, WSDOT said.
Traffic on northbound SR 99, which is already using a bypass around the construction zone, should begin using the new bridge as early as mid-February, WSDOT said.
The work is part of the SR 167 Completion Project which is building a tolled highway between Interstate 5 and the Port of Tacoma and is scheduled to open in 2026.
