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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2013
Vol. CXXIV, No. 31
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Tacoma awarded $1.9M for 3 road safety projects Posted online Weds., Feb. 13 City of Tacoma officials announced Wednesday the Washington State Department of Transportation has awarded three grants totaling more than $1.9 million for three public works projects in Tacoma. The Quick Response Safety Program grants will be used to help pay for the following projects: South 25th Street Corridor Signal Improvement Project -- This project will install a traffic signal and add pedestrian curb bulbs at the intersection of South 25th Street and J Street, interconnecting five nearby traffic signals. The project will also improve curb ramps and signal detection at the intersections of South 25th Street and Yakima Avenue, and South 25th Street and Tacoma Avenue; Mildred Street Improvement Project -- This project will rehabilitate Mildred Street from South 19th Street to South 12th Street. In conjunction with the repaving, the project will reduce the number of travel lanes from five to three in order to provide bike lanes, improved transit access, landscaped medians, pedestrian refuge islands, and a new midblock crosswalk with flashing warning beacons; Citywide Safety Improvement Project -- This project will make low-cost safety improvements at intersections throughout the City of Tacoma. Most
Suspected transient fire damages vacant Tacoma commercial building
Posted online Mon., Feb. 11 Photo Courtesy Tacoma Fire Department Tacoma fire fighters responded to a reported commercial structure fire at approximately 3:45 a.m. Monday morning to find flames and smoke pouring out of a 14,823-square-foot building, formerly a kitchen and bath retail distribution center, located in the 100 block of South 26th Street. According to Tacoma fire spokesperson Joe
Meinecke, crews worked quickly to knock down the flames that started in an exterior doorway alcove, and ventilated the smoke that had built up inside the vacant building. According to Meinecke, the cause of the fire is undetermined, though early indications point to materials used in a homeless type shelter that was set up in the alcove. The fire resulted in an estimated $12,500 damage to the building. There were no injuries to report.
improvements will be conducted at signalized intersections, with priority given to the busiest intersections with the most collisions. The work will include
installation of durable reflective pavement markings and improved signage, as well as new crosswalks, stop bars, arrows, and lane lines. A total of 92 grant applications were submitted to Washington State Department of Transportation; 54 projects received funding. According to City of Tacoma officials, the grants were awarded based on the cost-effectiveness of proposed safety improvements and the city's ability to deliver the projects quickly. The grant program was created in an effort to reduce fatal and serious collisions on roads, streets, and highways in Washington State. Funding must be used for projects that aim to eliminate fatal and serious injury collisions by the year 2030. This program also serves to get safety projects on the ground quickly. This program funds only the construction phase of a project.
Murray Morgan Bridge among Tacoma's 11 Wonders As part of its weeklong celebration of the newly renovated, re-opened, 100-year-old Murray Morgan Bridge, the City of Tacoma on Wednesday announced the results of its public survey to name Tacoma’s “11 Wonders.” The final list of Tacoma’s 11 Wonders includes 1. Point Defiance Park & Zoo; 2. Union Station; 3. Ruston Way Waterfront; 4. Tacoma Narrows Bridge; 5. Views of Mt. Rainier; 6. Stadium High School; 7. Wright Park; 8. Museum of Glass; 9. Fort Nisqually; 10. Octopus under the Tacoma Narrows Bridge; and 11. Murray Morgan Bridge. The 11 Wonders included in the survey were submitted by local leaders such as former Tacoma Mayor Bill Baarsma, Broadway Center for the Performing Arts Executive Director David Fischer, and Downtown Merchants Group Interim President Judi Hyman.
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