JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – A major road construction project on Perimeter Road, the road which bisects JBLM Lewis-Main and McChord Field, will begin April 1 and last through May. The construction will close access to civilian commuter and commercial vehicle traffic that uses Perimeter Road and 150th Street Southwest as a thoroughfare to commute between Spanaway…
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SR704 Cross Base Highway topic at 723 Networking March 14
On March 14 (Pi Day, 3/14) the 723 Networking group will have a guest speaker talking about the Cross Base Highway project. This project is designed to relive traffic congestion in the mid and south county. The WSDOT description is below. The meeting begins around 7 am at JR’s Whistle Stop at 224th & the Mountain…
WSDOT engineer to speak on the Cross Base Highway to 723 Networking group
Next Thursday morning, March 14th, 2013, at “723 Networking – building business PRIDE in GREATER Spanaway” meeting will have the project engineer from the Washington State Department of Transportation, John Wynands, give a presentation on the “Cross Base Highway” also known as SR704. The Cross Base highway was envisioned around 1982 to relive congestion in the…
Road destruction on 22nd Ave. 184th to 187th
22nd Avenue is torn up again. A section of the roadway from 184th to 187th is currently torn up and on Monday was a one lane roadway. They didn’t completely close the road, as has often happened for months while a sewer project worked its way down the road. The Post is trying to get information…
New intersection for SR507 and 8th Avenue South open
If you have not taken the road from Spanaway to Roy recently, be prepared for a few changes. JBLM revised the intersection for 8th Avenue South, moving it about 100 feet farther south than the old intersection. There were a lot of accidents on that stretch of highway with both 8th Avenue South and 208th Street traffic…
Pierce Transit Route 402 to end September 30
As of September 30, Pierce Transit is making several route changes. The 402 that served from the WalMart in Spanaway to South Hill Puyallup and on to North Meridian will no longer be in service. These cut backs stem from the transit proposition failure last year. Since that time, several cities including Sumner, Bonney Lake and…
McKenna accident requires hazardous material cleanup
From the Washington State Department of Ecology, 9/7/12 About 10 a.m. on Sept. 3 an incident was reported in McKenna, Washington. A tanker truck rolled over, spilling approximately 3,000 gallons of landfill wastewater called leachate. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. WSP identified him as Mark Webb of Colville. The truck he was driving…
Pierce County Celebrates Canyon Road Project Completion
On Thursday, September 6, Pierce County held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Canyon Road East Corridor from SR512 to 176th Street. The ribbon cutting ceremony, at 3 p.m. on the northwest corner of Brookdale Road East and Canyon Road East, featured Executive Pat McCarthy, Councilmembers Rick Talbert (District 5) and Roger Bush…
Work progressing on 8th Avenue south and SR507 along JBLM range area
Changes are in progress on 8th Avenue South along SR507. The intersections of 208th Street and 8th Avenue South are close together and have long been the source of congestion, accidents, injuries and loss of life. It appears they will soon be farther apart and hopefully much safer. Remember to use caution in construction zones,…
Neighbors on the scene of Spanaway accident
In the early afternoon, neighbors assembled at the scene of the accident on 22nd Avenue in Spanaway. Johnny Simpers described being awakened by the crash, arriving before rescue vehicles and providing assistance at the scene with other neighbors from across the street. Sometimes that early assistance can save lives. KING TV was on the site…
Grizzly accident scene in south Spanaway
The driver was male, he had been drinking. There were 6 passengers in the pickup truck, a total of 3 females and 4 males ages 19 to 22. They were southbound on 22nd Avenue in Spanaway at a high rate of speed. At 204th there is a curve in the road. The driver missed the curve and…
Celebrate completion of Canyon Road East projects at ribbon cutting Sept. 6
Pierce County residents are invited to celebrate the completion of a series of Canyon Road East corridor road projects from State Route 512 to 176th Street East. The ribbon cutting ceremony is set for Sept. 6 at 3 p.m. at the property located on the northwest corner of Brookdale Road East and Canyon Road East. The…
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