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Portion of State Route 509 to close multiple times this week

An aerial view of part of the future SR 167 Expressway on October 4, 2022, in Fife, Wash. The new expressway will add 6 miles of tolled highway between Puyallup and the Port of Tacoma, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
An aerial view of part of the future SR 167 Expressway on October 4, 2022, in Fife, Wash. The new expressway will add 6 miles of tolled highway between Puyallup and the Port of Tacoma, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. Washington State Department of Transportation Courtesy

A portion of State Route 509 in Tacoma will be closed between 11:59 p.m. on May 27 and 4 a.m. on May 28, and at the same times between May 28 and May 29.

The closure will be in place on the Tideflats from Alexander Avenue East and Taylor Way, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. The closure is part of the agency’s SR 167 Completion Project, a larger effort to build six miles of new tolled highway between Puyallup and the Port of Tacoma.

“Drivers are encouraged to make alternative plans and allow extra time,” a WSDOT statement reads.

The SR 167 Completion Project is set to be completed by 2030, according to the statement.

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The News Tribune
Isha Trivedi covers Tacoma city hall, Pierce County government and education for The News Tribune. She has previously worked at The Mercury News, the Palo Alto Weekly, the Chronicle of Higher Education and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. She grew up in San Jose, California and graduated with a bachelor of arts in journalism and anthropology from the George Washington University. She is a proud alumna of The GW Hatchet, her alma mater’s independent student newspaper, and has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists for her work with the publication.
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