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The City is demolishing the viaduct portion of the East 11th Street Bridge from the west side of Stewart Street to the landing east of Milwaukee Way.  As part of the project, a catchment device will be installed above the tribal boat launch.

The structure is approximately 2,080 feet long and consists of 63 individual spans.  The project was declared an emergency by the City of Tacoma in February 2022.  The City began receiving notification of debris falling from the underside of the structure to areas below. Almost all of the areas below the structure are utilized by the Port terminal operator, SSA Marine. 

East 11th Street Bridge Demolition

Design for and upgrade existing traffic signal heads and signal phasing, install accessible pedestrian countdown signals and pushbuttons, and improve traffic signal timing, communication, and coordination.

East Portland Avenue Safety Improvements

This project (Segment 2) will improve East 64th Street from McKinley Avenue East to Portland Avenue and is currently under design. Some of the project improvements include replacing the road, adding bike lanes, replacing sidewalks and curb ramps with ramps meeting ADA standards, and upgrading the stormwater and illumination system.  Segment 1 between McKinley Avenue and Pacific Avenue is complete. One future segments is planned (Segment 3) Portland to the City limits will be completed in future years.

East 64th Street Improvements

South 21st Street from Tacoma Avenue to Jefferson Avenue, and Fawcett Avenue from S. 19th to S. 21st Street will be reconstructed to include new asphalt and concrete pavement, lighting, utilities (water, power and stormwater and wastewater sewers), vehicle/pedestrian detection, street trees, and pedestrian-related improvements such as new sidewalks, curb ramps, crosswalks, median refuge islands, pavement markings and a hybrid pedestrian beacon (HAWK beacon) at the intersection of S. 21st Street and Fawcett Avenue. 

Fawcett Avenue: S. 19th St. to S. 21st St.

In an agreement with the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), The City of Tacoma has designed and is constructing new ADA compliant pedestrian crossing ramps along the sidewalks and on/off ramps at the interchange of I-5 with S 56th Street and at the intersection of Tacoma Mall Boulevard and S. 56th Street.

I-5 & S 56th Street Interchange ADA Compliance

Links to Opportunity Project is a two-part effort to improve social and economic opportunity. The project includes streetscape design in coordination with the Tacoma LINK Light Rail Expansion corridor. The design will primarily include curb to building face, including sidewalks and amenities.

Link to Planning and Development Services' Links to Opportunity

The Links to Opportunity Streetscape Project (LTO) completes the construction of the sidewalk and streetscape upgrades in the Stadium and Hilltop Districts along the Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension Project.

Links to Opportunity Construction

The proposed Portland Avenue project will design and construct improvements to greatly increase the condition, efficiency, safety and reliability of this T-1 route (over 10 million tons of freight per year).

Portland Avenue Freight and Access Improvements

The project includes construction on St. Helens Avenue, from 6th Avenue to North 1st Street, including the intersection of 6th Avenue, but not the intersection of Division. Improvements will consist of a simple 2.5-inch grind and overlay from curb face to curb face. Twenty-four (24) feet of glass grid paving fabric will be installed in the driving lanes. New curb ramps will be constructed where required. No utility work is planned except for minor catch basin adjustments. 

St. Helens Avenue Improvement Project

This project will enhance the multimodal transportation experience for pedestrians, cyclists, drivers, transit riders, and freight operators along Puyallup Avenue, from South C Street to Portland Avenue, including the Portland Avenue intersection (1.2 mile length). The project scope includes reconstruction of the roadway and installation of complete street elements including bike lanes, sidewalks, curb ramps, bulbouts, crosswalks, signals, lighting, landscaping, bus stops, parking, upgraded utilities, and a shared HOV/transit lane.

Puyallup Avenue Corridor Improvements

This project will evaluate existing conditions, conduct public outreach, and develop alternatives for improving rail crossing conditions at the five rail crossing locations below:

Old Town:  McCarver Street and Ruston Way
Dome District: East D Street between East 25th and East 26th Streets
Dome District: East C Street between East 25th and East 26th Streets
West End: 6th Avenue and Titlow Beach
West End: Narrows Marina and S 19th Street

Issues to be analyzed including safety, traffic operations, non-motorized mobility, noise, and economic or other quality of life issues. Incorporating community feedback, the project will develop a framework and ranking methodology through which the potential crossing improvements can be evaluated.  

Rail Crossing Improvements

For this project, Sound Transit will more than double the length of the Tacoma Link, starting with a relocated Theater District station, and adding six new stations.

Construction is expected to begin in the fall of 2018 with the start of service in 2022. 

Sound Transit: Hilltop Tacoma Link Extension

The project will improve the Taylor Way corridor from the Fife/Tacoma border (approximately 300 feet east of SR 509) to the intersection at E. 11th St. and Alexander Avenue. Improvements include reconstructing the roadway surface to heavy haul standards (Fife to E. 11th St.), widening the SR 509/Taylor Way intersection to include additional turn lanes, removing or upgrading existing railroad crossings, upgrading traffic and pedestrian signals, installation of communication fiber, new street lighting, sidewalks (Lincoln Ave. to SR 509), upgrading non-compliant curb ramps, rechannelization of E. 11th St./Alexander Ave., and other intelligent transportation system (ITS) improvements.  Construction is underway and completion is expected in late Fall 2021.

Taylor Way Rehabilitation