Landslide activity restricts travel on busy East Pierce County road
Slide activity on state Route 161 in Edgewood has reduced to travel to one lane in each direction for the foreseeable future, WSDOT announced Friday.
Travel between 36th Street East and Dechaux Road East on North Hill is affected, according to a Washington State Department of Transportation news release.
“Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews closed the southbound lane on Sunday, March 15, after heavy rain resulted in increased slide activity along the roadway,” the release said.
“Geotechnical engineers have determined the lane will remain closed until a more permanent fix can be made,” according to the release.
The southbound lane saw settling and slow-moving slide activity in December 2025, and repairs were made, the release said. Rainfall in March brought in new slide activity on the shoulder of the highway.
Southbound traffic has been shifted to one of the two northbound lanes. SR 161 has two northbound lanes and one southbound lane in that area.
