Lane on State Route 167 to close later this week, WSDOT says
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- One lane of southbound SR 167 will close May 8 at 9 p.m. through May 11 at 5 a.m.
- Closure affects SR 167 from SR 410 to SR 512 to rebuild and repave the shoulder.
- The work is part of the SR 167 Completion Project; full project planned to finish by 2030.
Puyallup drivers can expect delays on southbound state Route 167 later this week.
According to a news release from the Washington State Department of Transportation, one lane of southbound state Route 167 will be closed from state Route 410 to state Route 512 from 9 p.m. on May 8 to 5 a.m. May 11.
The closure is for work related to the State Route 167 Completion Project, which will build six miles of tolled highway between Puyallup and the Port of Tacoma. WSDOT’s website said the project costs $2.83 billion when combined with the state Route 509 Completion Project in King County. Kris Olsen, spokesperson for WSDOT’s Puget Sound Gateway Program, told The News Tribune in an email the project costs $1.63 billion.
“Crews will rebuild and repave the shoulder in preparation for a temporary traffic shift during expressway construction,” the release said.
The State Route 167 Completion Project
The project has four stages of construction. The work from May 8 to May 11 is part of the third phase.
The first stage has been completed, and the second and third stages are underway.
- Phase 1: Building the new Wapato Way East bridge and roundabout for state Route 99 in Fife.
- Phase 2: Building an expressway between Interstate 5 and the Port of Tacoma, which is scheduled to open in 2026.
- Phase 3: Completing work between state Route 161/North Meridian Ave and state Route 410, which began in 2025 and is scheduled to open in 2027, with some construction work expected to stretch into 2028.
- Phase 4: Completing work between the Puyallup Recreation Center at 808 Valley Ave NW and Interstate 5, which is expected to start later this year.
The entire project is planned for completion by 2030, WSDOT has previously said.
News Tribune archives contributed to this report.
