Tacoma Daily Index, March 17, 2015

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TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2015

Vol. CXXIV, No. 51

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Pierce County News

Pierce County Ferry riders invited to take surveys on ferry use Pierce County Ferry riders are invited to take a survey during each of their sailings on March 17, 19, 21, and 22 to share information about their trip as part of the ferry system's Waterborne Transportation Study. The origin and destination survey will be passed out on sailings starting at noon March 17 and 19, and on all sailings on March 21 and 22. The surveys should be returned before or as riders disembark. Riders will be asked for information such as the reason for their trip, what type of fare they purchased, how they boarded the ferry, and how they will reach their ultimate destination.

"We want to learn more about our riders and how they use the Pierce County Ferry," said Deb Wallace, Pierce County Public Works and Utilities airport and ferry administrator. "This information will help us as we evaluate potential alternatives for the system during the study." Residents of Anderson and Ketron islands, along with those who own property on the islands, will be asked to take a separate survey online by March 27 to share information about household demographics, how they use the ferry, and current ferry service. These individuals will soon receive a postcard with instructions on how to access that survey. During the Waterborne Transportation Study, the consultant will analyze population and demographic changes projected through 2034, identify changes to service that would enhance island economic vitality CONTINUED and livability, evaluate ON PAGE 2 the financial sustain-

WSDOT to begin Pac Ave, McKinley Way bridge demolitions this spring Images Courtesy Washington State Department of Transportation April's showers won't dampen the demolition of a four-lane overpass spanning Interstate 5 in downtown Tacoma. The Pacific Avenue overpass will soon be turned into a pile of rubble to make way for high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. The bridge demolition is part of the Washington State Department of Transportation's (WSDOT) Interstate 5 M Street to Portland Avenue HOV Project. The Pacific Avenue overpass is one of two bridges that will be removed and rebuilt in this project to create HOV lanes through Tacoma. Pacific Avenue will close at Interstate 5 on Mon., April 6, and remain closed until March 2016, while crews demolish and rebuild the overpass. During the closure, drivers can cross Interstate 5 using a signed detour route to McKinley Way. Once the new overpass at Pacific Avenue is open to traffic, WSDOT will close the McKinley Way overpass for 18 months while crews replace it. "We know this lengthy Pacific Avenue closure will affect Tacoma businesses and residents, which is why we won't close both Pacific Avenue and McKinley Way at the same time," said WSDOT Olympic Region Administrator Kevin Dayton. Demolition of the Pacific Avenue overpass is expected to take approximately three months. Construction crews will first demolish the bridge approaches and then the bridge, working overnight hours when Interstate 5 traffic volumes are lowest. Crews will start on the northbound side of Interstate 5 near the Interstate 705 / State Route 7 interchange. Drivers should expect lane and ramp closures on Interstate 5 during demolition, and details of the lane closures will be forthcoming.

ABOVE LEFT: Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) officials report two bridges — Pacific Avenue (foreground) and McKinley Way (background) — conflict with future plans to widen Interstate 5 through Tacoma in order to create high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes. Both bridges will be demolished and rebuilt beginning in April. ABOVE RIGHT: The project is expected to be completed in 2017. To read the Tacoma Daily Index's complete and comprehensive coverage of Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) projects in Tacoma and Pierce County, visit our Web site for the following articles: — WSDOT: I-5 HOV project will close 20th Street East in Fife (Tacoma Daily Index, March 9, 2015) — WSDOT breaks ground on latest I-5 HOV project in Tacoma (Tacoma Daily Index, Feb. 18, 2015) — I-5 Tacoma: WSDOT to build more HOV lanes, new bridges (Tacoma Daily Index, July 10, 2014) — Major traffic shift ahead for Eastbound Nalley Valley project (Tacoma Daily Index, January 2, 2014) — Pierce County I-5 HOV lane opens (Tacoma Daily Index, Oct. 5, 2010) — First I-5 carpool lane in Pierce County to open Saturday (Tacoma Daily Index, Sept. 30, 2010) — WSDOT Environmental Hearing and Open House (Tacoma Daily Index, Aug. 14, 2009) — Gregoire signs historic $7.5B transportation budget (Tacoma Daily Index, May 13, 2009) — Resolution could remove HOV restrictions from Jackson Avenue (Tacoma Daily Index, April 15, 2008) — I-5 construction through Pierce County begins next month (Tacoma Daily Index, June 24, 2005)


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