All lanes of State Route 167 in Auburn to close overnight this week

Construction crews will fully close northbound and southbound State Route 167 in Auburn overnight from Dec. 3 to Dec. 4.

All lanes in both directions will be closed starting at 10 p.m. Dec. 3 to 4 a.m. Dec. 4. The closure will start from 15th Street Northwest to South 277th Street, according to a travel advisory from the Washington State Department of Transportation.

The agency will indicate detours with signage along the roadway.

Crews will be removing sign bridges on State Route 167 as part of WSDOT’s SR 167 Corridor Improvements Project. The project is a years-long effort to update the toll system on SR 167 and to build an auxiliary lane on southbound SR 167. The project has about $102 million in funding from the state, according to WSDOT’s website.

Isha Trivedi

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.