Nighttime closures coming to Pierce County highway this week. Detour info here
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- WSDOT will close SR 99 in Fife overnight Sept. 3-4 for bridge work.
- Closures support beam setting for a new bridge in the SR 167 Completion Project.
- Detours will reroute SR 99 drivers via Wapato Way, Porter Way and I-5 exits.
All lanes of northbound and southbound State Route 99 in Fife will be closed overnight for two days this week as part of an ongoing road project.
Crews will close traffic between the SR 99/Wapato Way roundabout and Porter Way from 11 p.m. Wednesday through 4 a.m. Thursday, and again from 11 p.m. Thursday to 4 a.m. Friday, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
The closures are necessary to safely set beams for a new bridge over SR 99, which will be a key part of a new diverging-diamond interchange connecting Interstate 5 to the future SR 167 Expressway, WSDOT said.
As previously reported by The News Tribune, the SR 167 Completion Project will build six new miles of tolled highway between Puyallup and the Port of Tacoma, with the new Wapato Way East bridge and SR 99 roundabout in Fife being the first stage (which cost about $55 million).
Detour information
- Northbound SR 99 detour: “Drivers heading north on SR 99 will take Wapato Way East to 20th Street East and then follow a signed detour to Porter Way to get back on northbound SR 99,” according to WSDOT.
- Southbound SR 99 detour: “Drivers heading south on SR 99 will turn east onto Porter Way and follow a signed detour to Wapato Way East through the roundabout back onto SR 99,” according to WSDOT.
- Westbound Porter Way detour: “Drivers traveling from the Milton area and headed west on Porter Way will follow northbound SR 99 to South 348th Street, then take southbound I-5 to 54th Avenue East back to SR 99,” according to WSDOT.
